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Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Located in Southfield, Michigan, Lawrence Technological University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,693, made up of 2,579 undergraduates and 1,114 graduate students.

Lawrence Technological University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 74 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology, Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering. It awarded 779 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

3,693
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
779
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
74
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 74

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Engineering 16
Architecture 4
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Engineering Technologies 7
Communication and Journalism 5
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Health Professions 7
Psychology 2
Communications Technologies 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Physical Sciences 4
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
78%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
371
Associate degrees
15
Master's degrees
361
Doctoral degrees (research)
4
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
4
Postbaccalaureate certificates
24

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,693
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,579
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,114
Full-time, fall 2024
46%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,126
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,872
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,254
Full-time, 2024-25
43%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
36%
Men
64%
White
42%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
24%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
15
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
40%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Mid-States Football Association; Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
President & CEO
Tarek Sobh
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Student veteran organization

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