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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Southfield, MI
Population 3,500,000
Website http://www.ltu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,435 (28%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (20%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,561
Men / Women 65% / 35%
From State 86%
From Region 4%
Athletes 41.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
Black 11%
International 11%
Hispanic 5%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 75.2% 75.2% 2012 Men: 74.3% 74.3% 2013 Men: 72.1% 72.1% 2014 Men: 71.8% 71.8% 2015 Men: 75.1% 75.1% 2016 Men: 71.5% 71.5% 2017 Men: 76.7% 76.7% 2018 Men: 75.5% 75.5% 2019 Men: 71.5% 71.5% 2020 Men: 71.7% 71.7% 2021 Men: 72.2% 72.2% 2022 Men: 69.6% 69.6% 2023 Men: 65.7% 65.7% 2024 Men: 59.4% 59.4%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2013 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2014 Asian: 5.8% 5.8% 2015 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2016 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2017 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2019 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2022 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2011 Black: 12.6% 12.6% 2012 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2013 Black: 10.3% 10.3% 2014 Black: 14.9% 14.9% 2015 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2016 Black: 13.1% 13.1% 2017 Black: 13.5% 13.5% 2018 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2019 Black: 7.1% 7.1% 2020 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2021 Black: 8.2% 8.2% 2022 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2023 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2024 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2011 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2012 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2014 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2015 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2016 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2017 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2018 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2019 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2020 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2021 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2022 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2024 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2011 White: 73.7% 73.7% 2012 White: 72.4% 72.4% 2013 White: 60.9% 60.9% 2014 White: 71.9% 71.9% 2015 White: 79.8% 79.8% 2016 White: 73.0% 73.0% 2017 White: 71.8% 71.8% 2018 White: 67.0% 67.0% 2019 White: 70.2% 70.2% 2020 White: 72.9% 72.9% 2021 White: 70.9% 70.9% 2022 White: 75.9% 75.9% 2023 White: 73.7% 73.7% 2024 White: 75.4% 75.4% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 International: 13.6% 13.6% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 4.6% 4.6% 2017 International: 5.6% 5.6% 2018 International: 13.3% 13.3% 2019 International: 11.9% 11.9% 2020 International: 8.5% 8.5% 2021 International: 6.8% 6.8% 2022 International: 7.1% 7.1% 2023 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2024 International: 4.2% 4.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2022 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2023 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2024 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2025 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2020 Black: 7.9% 7.9% 2021 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2022 Black: 11.0% 11.0% 2023 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2024 Black: 10.4% 10.4% 2025 Black: 11.2% 11.2% 2020 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2021 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2023 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2024 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2025 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2020 White: 67.4% 67.4% 2021 White: 67.5% 67.5% 2022 White: 63.9% 63.9% 2023 White: 63.7% 63.7% 2024 White: 62.9% 62.9% 2025 White: 62.9% 62.9% 2020 International: 12.3% 12.3% 2021 International: 10.9% 10.9% 2022 International: 12.3% 12.3% 2023 International: 12.7% 12.7% 2024 International: 12.0% 12.0% 2025 International: 10.7% 10.7%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Lawrence Technological University 371 68% / 32% 16% $83,414 85 97%
Biomedical Engineering 17 — 41% / 59% 6% $78,999 81 96%
Civil Engineering 21 — 71% / 29% 5% $81,297 84 100%
Computer Engineering 23 — 91% / 9% 78% $95,883 93 —
Electrical Engineering 30 — 93% / 7% 53% $95,197 93 100%
Industrial Engineering 4 — 75% / 25% 75% $90,194 90 —
Mechanical Engineering 47 — 83% / 17% 13% $94,471 93 98%
Robotics Engineering 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $86,457 88 —
Computer Science 26 — 77% / 23% 4% $91,578 91 94%
Computer Software Engineering 3 — 100% / 0% 67% $95,382 93 —
Data Science 1 — 100% / 0% 100% — — —
Information Technology 6 — 100% / 0% 0% $87,156 88 —
Telecommunications Technology 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $87,003 88 —
Chemistry 3 — 33% / 67% 0% — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Molecular Biology 3 — 67% / 33% 0% — — —
Health Sciences 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Nursing 10 — 10% / 90% 0% $86,227 87 —
Accounting 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $87,213 88 —
Business Administration 9 — 89% / 11% 11% $108,901 98 98%
Finance 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $91,926 91 —
Management Information Systems 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $88,490 89 —
Marketing Research 5 — 80% / 20% 20% $89,037 89 —
Communication 7 — 57% / 43% 14% $58,876 42 —
Communication Studies 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $57,153 37 —
Digital Communication 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $57,094 37 —
Humanities 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,701 29 —
Psychology 9 — 44% / 56% 11% $53,227 25 —
Animation 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $59,378 44 —
Architecture 52 — 60% / 40% 12% $71,933 72 —
Industrial Design 11 — 55% / 45% 0% $71,405 71 96%
Interior Architecture 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $71,944 72 —
Interior Design 20 — 5% / 95% 5% $71,405 71 96%
Visual Communication Design 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $71,405 71 96%
Construction Management 9 — 89% / 11% 0% $92,330 91 —
Engineering Technologies 8 — 88% / 12% 0% $81,745 84 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $47,893
ROI Percentile 85th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 30%
6-Year Graduation Rate 61%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 43.9% 43.9% 2012 Graduated: 52.0% 52.0% 2013 Graduated: 49.4% 49.4% 2014 Graduated: 44.2% 44.2% 2015 Graduated: 55.6% 55.6% 2016 Graduated: 53.7% 53.7% 2017 Graduated: 53.6% 53.6% 2018 Graduated: 58.0% 58.0% 2019 Graduated: 59.9% 59.9% 2020 Graduated: 59.9% 59.9% 2021 Graduated: 55.6% 55.6% 2022 Graduated: 65.8% 65.8% 2023 Graduated: 62.6% 62.6% 2024 Graduated: 60.6% 60.6%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 44.0% 44.0% 2012 Men: 52.9% 52.9% 2013 Men: 48.0% 48.0% 2014 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2015 Men: 53.4% 53.4% 2016 Men: 54.9% 54.9% 2017 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2018 Men: 57.0% 57.0% 2019 Men: 57.3% 57.3% 2020 Men: 56.7% 56.7% 2021 Men: 53.9% 53.9% 2022 Men: 63.2% 63.2% 2023 Men: 60.5% 60.5% 2024 Men: 59.1% 59.1% 2011 Women: 43.4% 43.4% 2012 Women: 49.3% 49.3% 2013 Women: 55.7% 55.7% 2014 Women: 59.3% 59.3% 2015 Women: 61.1% 61.1% 2016 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 Women: 67.2% 67.2% 2018 Women: 60.9% 60.9% 2019 Women: 66.0% 66.0% 2020 Women: 68.1% 68.1% 2021 Women: 60.7% 60.7% 2022 Women: 72.1% 72.1% 2023 Women: 69.5% 69.5% 2024 Women: 65.2% 65.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 Asian: 88.9% 88.9% 2014 Asian: 28.6% 28.6% 2015 Asian: 40.0% 40.0% 2016 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2017 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2018 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2019 Asian: 60.0% 60.0% 2020 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2021 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Asian: 42.9% 42.9% 2023 Asian: 83.3% 83.3% 2024 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2011 Black: 11.1% 11.1% 2012 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2013 Black: 14.7% 14.7% 2014 Black: 11.1% 11.1% 2015 Black: 22.2% 22.2% 2016 Black: 14.7% 14.7% 2017 Black: 17.6% 17.6% 2018 Black: 12.5% 12.5% 2019 Black: 12.0% 12.0% 2020 Black: 28.0% 28.0% 2021 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2022 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2023 Black: 32.1% 32.1% 2024 Black: 22.2% 22.2% 2011 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3% 2012 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2013 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0% 2014 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2015 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2016 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2017 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2018 Hispanic: 58.3% 58.3% 2019 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5% 2020 Hispanic: 52.4% 52.4% 2021 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2022 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5% 2023 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2024 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2011 White: 53.3% 53.3% 2012 White: 61.4% 61.4% 2013 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2014 White: 54.6% 54.6% 2015 White: 61.6% 61.6% 2016 White: 59.8% 59.8% 2017 White: 62.4% 62.4% 2018 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2019 White: 65.2% 65.2% 2020 White: 62.9% 62.9% 2021 White: 58.1% 58.1% 2022 White: 67.1% 67.1% 2023 White: 68.2% 68.2% 2024 White: 68.1% 68.1% 2012 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 International: 8.9% 8.9% 2016 International: 75.0% 75.0% 2017 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 International: 65.1% 65.1% 2019 International: 59.5% 59.5% 2020 International: 71.4% 71.4% 2021 International: 65.2% 65.2% 2022 International: 84.6% 84.6% 2023 International: 63.6% 63.6% 2024 International: 50.0% 50.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Engineering 39.9% 148 80% / 20% 30% $90,751 91 98%
Arts 25.9% 96 50% / 50% 7% $71,081 71 96%
Computer Science 11.3% 42 83% / 17% 10% $90,540 90 94%
Business & Economics 7.3% 27 78% / 22% 7% $96,049 94 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 6.2% 23 48% / 52% 9% $56,024 33 —
Professional 4.6% 17 88% / 12% 0% $87,349 88 —
Health Sciences 3.0% 11 18% / 82% 0% $86,227 87 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 4 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Life & Natural Sciences 0.8% 3 67% / 33% 0% — — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics $7.1M #85 47% $0.2M — — — —
Engineering $0.9M #279 63% $0.1M — — 13 —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.4M #467 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0 #547 — $0 — — — —
Total $8.3M #320 51% $0.3M — — 13 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 81% 81%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 47.0% 47.0% 2012 Acceptance: 51.0% 51.0% 2013 Acceptance: 43.7% 43.7% 2014 Acceptance: 57.4% 57.4% 2015 Acceptance: 55.3% 55.3% 2016 Acceptance: 69.3% 69.3% 2017 Acceptance: 59.6% 59.6% 2018 Acceptance: 77.7% 77.7% 2019 Acceptance: 79.3% 79.3% 2020 Acceptance: 82.5% 82.5% 2021 Acceptance: 81.1% 81.1% 2022 Acceptance: 81.9% 81.9% 2023 Acceptance: 80.2% 80.2% 2024 Acceptance: 55.9% 55.9% 2011 Yield: 34.3% 34.3% 2012 Yield: 30.8% 30.8% 2013 Yield: 42.9% 42.9% 2014 Yield: 25.7% 25.7% 2015 Yield: 29.5% 29.5% 2016 Yield: 23.3% 23.3% 2017 Yield: 28.8% 28.8% 2018 Yield: 21.0% 21.0% 2019 Yield: 19.0% 19.0% 2020 Yield: 17.4% 17.4% 2021 Yield: 22.2% 22.2% 2022 Yield: 20.5% 20.5% 2023 Yield: 18.3% 18.3% 2024 Yield: 17.8% 17.8%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,699 1,699 2012 Applicants: 1,713 1,713 2013 Applicants: 1,819 1,819 2014 Applicants: 2,285 2,285 2015 Applicants: 2,147 2,147 2016 Applicants: 2,318 2,318 2017 Applicants: 2,173 2,173 2018 Applicants: 2,352 2,352 2019 Applicants: 2,398 2,398 2020 Applicants: 2,588 2,588 2021 Applicants: 2,641 2,641 2022 Applicants: 2,537 2,537 2023 Applicants: 2,121 2,121 2024 Applicants: 3,943 3,943 2011 Admitted: 798 798 2012 Admitted: 874 874 2013 Admitted: 794 794 2014 Admitted: 1,312 1,312 2015 Admitted: 1,187 1,187 2016 Admitted: 1,607 1,607 2017 Admitted: 1,296 1,296 2018 Admitted: 1,828 1,828 2019 Admitted: 1,901 1,901 2020 Admitted: 2,134 2,134 2021 Admitted: 2,141 2,141 2022 Admitted: 2,078 2,078 2023 Admitted: 1,702 1,702 2024 Admitted: 2,204 2,204 2011 Enrolled: 274 274 2012 Enrolled: 269 269 2013 Enrolled: 341 341 2014 Enrolled: 337 337 2015 Enrolled: 350 350 2016 Enrolled: 375 375 2017 Enrolled: 373 373 2018 Enrolled: 384 384 2019 Enrolled: 361 361 2020 Enrolled: 371 371 2021 Enrolled: 475 475 2022 Enrolled: 427 427 2023 Enrolled: 312 312 2024 Enrolled: 392 392

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 1030 1030 2014 25th: 1040 1040 2015 25th: 960 960 2016 25th: 1040 1040 2017 25th: 950 950 2018 25th: 1030 1030 2019 25th: 1020 1020 2013 75th: 1260 1260 2014 75th: 1230 1230 2015 75th: 1220 1220 2016 75th: 1260 1260 2017 75th: 1330 1330 2018 75th: 1280 1280 2019 75th: 1270 1270

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 550 550 2014 25th: 540 540 2015 25th: 500 500 2016 25th: 560 560 2017 25th: 480 480 2018 25th: 520 520 2019 25th: 510 510 2013 75th: 630 630 2014 75th: 650 650 2015 75th: 630 630 2016 75th: 660 660 2017 75th: 680 680 2018 75th: 650 650 2019 75th: 650 650

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 480 480 2014 25th: 500 500 2015 25th: 460 460 2016 25th: 480 480 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 510 510 2013 75th: 630 630 2014 75th: 580 580 2015 75th: 590 590 2016 75th: 600 600 2017 75th: 650 650 2018 75th: 630 630 2019 75th: 620 620

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0% 2012 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0% 2013 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.