Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, Michigan · Website
$69,151
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$69,151
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Lawrence Technological University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Southfield, Michigan with 1,668 undergraduates and 1,114 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $32,918 a year (tuition and fees $44,760). It admits 56% of applicants and 61% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $69,151 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$32,918
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$44,760
US median $11,837
Admission rate
56%
US median 78%
Completion rate
61%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$69,151
Rank 394 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $32,918
- Tuition and fees
- $44,760
- Cost of attendance
- $58,166
- Students with a need-based grant
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 35%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $25,980
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $27,036
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $28,082
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $33,632
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $37,492
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $30,300 in 2015-16 to $44,760 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 56%
- Undergraduates
- 1,668
- Graduate students
- 1,114
- Part-time students
- 7.9%
- Women
- 34%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 61%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 96
- Endowment
- $54.3M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 394 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 145 in Michigan (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $32,918 | $17,194 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $44,760 | $15,221 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 56% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 61% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 70% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $58,827 | $32,840 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $69,151 | $36,115 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 64% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
96 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | Withheld | $80,671 | $97,532 | $100,647 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,074 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $27,000 | $77,321 | $100,145 | $92,135 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyMaster's | Master's | 50 | $36,755 | $57,098 | $74,672 | $77,466 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 44 | $82,000 | $99,853 | $126,179 | $103,485 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $27,000 | $67,392 | $82,464 | $107,009 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | $77,836 | $83,291 | $86,517 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,201 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $109,015 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering-Related FieldsMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $125,651 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $26,500 | $64,298 | $80,937 | $93,451 |
| Architectural EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $98,356 |
| Mechanical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $115,974 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $101,649 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 10 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $99,444 | $51,490 |
| Interior ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,369 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,526 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $84,599 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $94,506 |
| Construction ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $95,124 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Southfield and Michigan on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Lawrence Technological University cost?
$32,918 a year is the average net price at Lawrence Technological University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $44,760, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $58,166. Families earning under $30,000 pay $25,980 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Lawrence Technological University?
56% of applicants are admitted to Lawrence Technological University. The median admission rate of colleges in Michigan is 81%.
How much do Lawrence Technological University graduates earn?
$69,151 a year is the median pay of former Lawrence Technological University students who work, 10 years after they started ($58,827 after 6 years). That ranks 394 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 145 in Michigan. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $99,853.
How much student debt do Lawrence Technological University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Lawrence Technological University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 35% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Lawrence Technological University?
61% of first-time, full-time students at Lawrence Technological University finish within 6 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Lawrence Technological University?
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (65 bachelor's graduates), Architectural Sciences and Technology (56 bachelor's graduates), Mechanical Engineering (51 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 96 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.