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Lawrence Technological University

Lawrence Technological University is a private campus in Southfield proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Lawrence Technological University — 10.2% of its 1,668 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$31,328

family income
under $30k

$29,980

$30–48k

$31,375

$48–75k

$35,409

$75–110k

$35,303

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$32,9182023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Lawrence Technological University rose from $25,646 (2008) to $32,918 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$25,646
2009	$23,138
2010	$23,725
2011	$24,029
2012	$25,658
2013	$26,132
2014	$26,876
2015	$28,184
2016	$27,331
2017	$30,001
2018	$32,721
2019	$33,391
2020	$33,780
2021	$33,416
2022	$33,995
2023	$32,918

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$58,1662024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Lawrence Technological University rose from $33,005 (2009) to $58,166 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$33,005
2010	$34,714
2011	$36,280
2012	$36,995
2013	$39,890
2014	$41,064
2015	$42,707
2016	$42,950
2017	$44,311
2018	$45,692
2019	$47,562
2020	$49,729
2021	$51,676
2022	$52,558
2023	$54,266
2024	$58,166

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$8,688
2001	$10,442
2002	$11,280
2003	$12,118
2004	$13,570
2005	$14,394
2006	$15,363
2007	$20,496
2008	$21,979
2013	$28,948
2014	$30,200
2015	$30,300
2016	$31,140
2017	$32,190
2018	$33,570
2019	$35,280
2020	$36,630
2021	$37,680
2022	$39,570
2023	$41,872

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $44,760 before grants and other attendance costs. At Lawrence Technological University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,668 — Lawrence Technological University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

60.6% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Lawrence Technological University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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60.6%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Lawrence Technological University rose from 37.8% (entered 1992) to 60.6% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1992 cohort	37.8%
1993 cohort	41.8%
1994 cohort	41.3%
1995 cohort	45.3%
1996 cohort	44.4%
1997 cohort	47.1%
1998 cohort	45.7%
1999 cohort	44.7%
2000 cohort	41.1%
2001 cohort	47.5%
2002 cohort	45.6%
2003 cohort	48.1%
2004 cohort	45.7%
2005 cohort	43.9%
2006 cohort	52%
2007 cohort	49.4%
2008 cohort	44.2%
2009 cohort	55.6%
2010 cohort	53.7%
2011 cohort	53.6%
2012 cohort	58%
2013 cohort	59.9%
2014 cohort	59.9%
2015 cohort	55.6%
2016 cohort	65.8%
2017 cohort	62.6%
2018 cohort	60.6%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1992–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$15,661	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,251	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,453	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$3,188
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,375	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$18,936	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,250	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,713	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,188	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$18,469	$3,990
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,657	$4,938
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,313	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,250	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,380	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$24,938	$6,481
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$6,375
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$8,667
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$9,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$9,692
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$58,827

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$66,979

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$69,151

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Lawrence Technological University admitted 2,204 of 3,943 applicants in Fall 2024. The 55.9% rate describes that application pool.

55.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $41,872 tuition · 2023–24 1,668 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Lawrence Technological University received 3,943 applications and admitted 2,204 (55.9%), with 392 enrolling.

Lawrence Technological University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Lawrence Technological University under that historical policy.

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Acceptance rate

55.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read Lawrence Technological University's change from 80.2% to 55.9% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	80.2%
Fall 2002	83.7%
Fall 2003	76.3%
Fall 2004	57.9%
Fall 2005	52.2%
Fall 2006	76.3%
Fall 2007	66.1%
Fall 2008	60.4%
Fall 2009	50.7%
Fall 2010	49.8%
Fall 2011	47%
Fall 2012	51%
Fall 2013	43.6%
Fall 2014	57.4%
Fall 2015	55.3%
Fall 2016	69.3%
Fall 2017	59.6%
Fall 2018	77.7%
Fall 2019	79.3%
Fall 2020	82.5%
Fall 2021	81.1%
Fall 2022	81.9%
Fall 2023	80.3%
Fall 2024	55.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1020–1270Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2003	946	1238
Fall 2004	940	1240
Fall 2005	900	1270
Fall 2006	920	1260
Fall 2007	970	1240
Fall 2013	1030	1260
Fall 2014	1040	1230
Fall 2015	960	1220
Fall 2016	1040	1260
Fall 2017	950	1330
Fall 2018	1030	1280
Fall 2019	1020	1270

IPEDS Fall 2003–2019, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–27Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	19	26
Fall 2003	20	26
Fall 2004	20	26
Fall 2005	19	25
Fall 2006	20	26
Fall 2007	20	26
Fall 2008	20	26
Fall 2009	20	27
Fall 2010	21	27
Fall 2011	20	27
Fall 2012	21	28
Fall 2013	22	28
Fall 2014	21	28
Fall 2015	22	29
Fall 2016	22	29
Fall 2017	21	28
Fall 2018	23	28
Fall 2019	21	27

IPEDS Fall 2002–2019, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,668Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Lawrence Technological University fell from 2,762 (Fall 2002) to 1,668 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,762
Fall 2003	2,948
Fall 2004	2,468
Fall 2005	2,838
Fall 2006	2,656
Fall 2007	2,985
Fall 2008	2,878
Fall 2009	3,171
Fall 2010	3,188
Fall 2011	3,056
Fall 2012	3,065
Fall 2013	3,033
Fall 2014	2,798
Fall 2015	2,134
Fall 2016	2,164
Fall 2017	2,191
Fall 2018	1,991
Fall 2019	1,941
Fall 2020	1,879
Fall 2021	1,906
Fall 2022	1,864
Fall 2023	1,701
Fall 2024	1,668

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

78%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Lawrence Technological University rose from 69% (Fall 2002) to 78% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	69%
Fall 2003 cohort	73%
Fall 2004 cohort	68%
Fall 2005 cohort	74%
Fall 2006 cohort	81%
Fall 2007 cohort	72%
Fall 2008 cohort	72%
Fall 2009 cohort	77%
Fall 2010 cohort	77%
Fall 2011 cohort	74%
Fall 2012 cohort	82%
Fall 2013 cohort	82%
Fall 2014 cohort	81%
Fall 2015 cohort	79%
Fall 2016 cohort	82%
Fall 2017 cohort	81%
Fall 2018 cohort	74%
Fall 2019 cohort	77%
Fall 2020 cohort	73%
Fall 2021 cohort	70%
Fall 2022 cohort	77%
Fall 2023 cohort	78%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Lawrence Technological University

15.5% of Lawrence Technological University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Lawrence Technological University as a primarily residential campus of 1,668 undergraduates — and 78.4% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Lawrence Technological University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 55.9%. Review Lawrence Technological University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Lawrence Technological University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Lawrence Technological University55.9%

Michigan median79.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Lawrence Technological University$44,760

Michigan median$24,944

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Lawrence Technological University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Lawrence Technological University$69,151

Michigan median$54,739

National median$53,781

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Lawrence Technological University, Michigan and national reference values
Metric & basis	Lawrence Technological University	Michigan median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	55.9%	79.2%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$44,760	$24,944	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$69,151	$54,739	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Lawrence Technological University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Lawrence Technological University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 6 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Mechanical Engineering	$100,145
Design and Applied Arts	$99,444
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$97,532
Civil Engineering	$83,291
Computer Science	$82,464
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$80,937

These 6 fields listed for Lawrence Technological University measure earnings after completion. The $69,151 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 32 additional Lawrence Technological University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Lawrence Technological University report?

Lawrence Technological University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 55.9% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Lawrence Technological University's acceptance rate?

55.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,204 admitted from 3,943 applicants.

How much does Lawrence Technological University cost?

At Lawrence Technological University, tuition is $44,760. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Lawrence Technological University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $69,151. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Michigan

University of Michigan-Dearborn — 55.6% admitted
Spring Arbor University — 51.5% admitted
Alma College — 57% admitted
Lake Superior State University

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.