by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology was awarded 430 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is web & multimedia design.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, LWTech is ranked #532 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when LWTech held the #579 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 51 colleges in Washington, LWTech is ranked at #11.
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If you are worried about getting into Lake Washington Institute of Technology, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
At LWTech, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Lake Washington Institute of Technology is 98%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,319 undergraduates at LWTech with 1,719 being full-time and 1,600 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,088 | $8,085 | $13,290 | $14,884 | $14,884 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of LWTech, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At LWTech, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $5,760 a year. That adds up to $23,040 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at LWTech is 8.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for LWTech are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 11605 132Nd Ave Ne, Kirkland, WA 98034-8506 |
| Phone: | 425-739-8100 |
| Website: | https://www.lwtech.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Dental Support Services | 57 | $78,391 |
| Public Health | 24 | NA |
| Computer Programming | 21 | NA |
| Graphic Communications | 21 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 11 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 10 | $34,296 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 1 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering | 0 | NA |
| Computer Science | 0 | NA |
| Computer Software & Applications | 0 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 1,744 students took at least one online class at Lake Washington Institute of Technology. This is a decrease from the 2,490 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,744 | 1,049 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,490 | 1,944 |
| 2018-2019 | 751 | 258 |
| 2017-2018 | 654 | 206 |
| 2016-2017 | 617 | 165 |
Learn more about online learning at Lake Washington Institute of Technology.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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