Lawrence Technological University Overview

Lawrence Technological University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Southfield, Michigan. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Lawrence Technological University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Lawrence Tech is the doctor's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 37% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Lawrence Tech bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $55,300 a year. That's about 36% more than their peers at other schools.

Lawrence Technological University Rankings

According to our 2022 analysis, Lawrence Tech is ranked #399 out of 2,587 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. It is also ranked #8 out of 67 schools in Michigan.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Lawrence Tech has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#76	Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#209	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Lawrence Tech.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Robotics Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Robotics Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#157	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Lawrence Tech has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Marketing Research Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Marketing Research Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#12	Best Visual Communications Schools	College Factual
#30	Best Design & Applied Arts Schools	College Factual
#42	Best Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Business Degree Central
#71	Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	College Factual

Where Is Lawrence Technological University?

Contact details for Lawrence Tech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	21000 West Ten Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075-1058
Phone:	248-204-4000
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/lawrencetechu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/LawrenceTechU

How Do I Get Into Lawrence Tech?

You can apply to Lawrence Tech online at: www.ltu.edu/futurestudents/apply.asp

Admission Requirements for Lawrence Tech

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Lawrence Tech?

With an acceptance rate of 82%, Lawrence Tech may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 69% of accepted students are men and 31% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Can I Afford Lawrence Technological University?

The overall average net price of Lawrence Tech is $43,179. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Lawrence Tech, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $9,495 a year. That adds up to $37,980 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lawrence Tech is 5.6%. 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.

Lawrence Technological University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,138 undergraduate students at Lawrence Tech, with 1,630 being full-time and 508 being part-time.

There are also 674 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,630 full-time undergraduates at Lawrence Tech, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lawrence Technological University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	42
Black or African American	153
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	1,137
International Students	147
Other Races/Ethnicities	100

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Lawrence Technological University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 49 countries are represented at Lawrence Tech. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and China.

Online Learning at Lawrence Technological University

In 2019-2020, 1,292 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Lawrence Tech has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 35th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Lawrence Tech

The following table shows how Lawrence Tech is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Construction Engineering	#4	#4
Architectural Sciences & Technology	#7	#4
General Architecture	#12	#12
Architecture & Related Services	#22	#22
Civil Engineering	#55	#43
Industrial Engineering	#60	#49

Online Growth Rankings of Lawrence Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lawrence Technological University was 43.1%. This is the #734 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Lawrence Tech regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Lawrence Tech majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Architectural Sciences & Technology	1%
Architecture & Related Services	4%
Computer & Information Sciences	5%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Lawrence Tech ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Lawrence Tech.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Architectural Sciences & Technology	#1
Architecture & Related Services	#7
Information Science	#38
Computer & Information Sciences	#270

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Lawrence Technological University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	81	0	28	0	109
Architectural Sciences & Technology	0	0	51	0	42	0	93
Business Administration & Management	0	0	9	4	41	1	55
Computer Science	0	0	28	0	7	0	35
Civil Engineering	0	0	16	1	10	0	27
Electrical Engineering	0	0	27	0	0	0	27
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	26	0	0	0	26
General Engineering Technology	0	0	21	0	4	0	25
Computer Information Systems	0	0	6	0	18	0	24
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	0	21	0	21
Other Engineering	0	0	0	0	21	0	21
Computer Engineering	0	0	10	0	7	0	17
Industrial Engineering	0	0	2	0	13	0	15
Graphic Communications	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Robotics Engineering	0	1	12	0	0	0	13
Construction Management	0	0	11	1	0	0	12
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
Interior Architecture	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	7	1	0	0	8
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	6	2	0	0	8
Architectural Engineering	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Liberal Arts General Studies	7	0	1	0	0	0	8
Communications Technology	0	2	0	1	4	0	7
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Urban & Regional Planning	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
International Business	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
Construction Engineering	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
Systems Engineering	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	4	0	0	0	0	4
Marketing	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Physics	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
General English Literature	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
General Psychology	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Management Information Systems	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Information Technology	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Mathematics	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Mathematics & Computer Science	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Accounting	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Manufacturing Engineering	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Physical Science Technicians	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Environmental Design	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Architecture	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Information Science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nursing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	8	8	379	12	246	2	655

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Steven Gordon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.