by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Lawrence Technological University was awarded 189 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is visual & performing arts.
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College Factual ranked Lawrence Tech as #584 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Lawrence Tech also holds the #19 spot on the Best Colleges in Michigan ranking.
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Lawrence Technological University has an acceptance rate of 81%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
At Lawrence Tech, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 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.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Lawrence Technological University is 40%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
Lawrence Technological University has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 22% for first-time, full-time students at Lawrence Tech, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,138 undergraduates at Lawrence Tech with 1,630 being full-time and 508 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $32,402 | $32,466 | $33,641 | $33,333 | $34,285 |
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 Lawrence Tech, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Lawrence Tech, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $10,044 a year. That adds up to $40,176 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Lawrence Tech is 4.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Lawrence Tech are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 21000 West Ten Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075-1058 |
| Phone: | 248-204-4000 |
| Website: | www.ltu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/lawrencetechu |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/LawrenceTechU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 68 | $71,908 |
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 47 | NA |
| Electrical Engineering | 43 | $78,211 |
| Computer Science | 41 | $64,007 |
| Nursing | 17 | NA |
| General Engineering Technology | 16 | NA |
| Civil Engineering | 14 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 13 | $73,712 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 13 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 9 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,260 students took at least one online class at Lawrence Technological University. This is a decrease from the 1,292 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,260 | 350 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,292 | 663 |
| 2018-2019 | 627 | 291 |
| 2017-2018 | 891 | 235 |
| 2016-2017 | 761 | 212 |
Learn more about online learning at Lawrence Technological University.
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.
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