LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY M-9

21000 West Ten Mile Rd.
Southfield, MI 48075-1058
Tel: (248)204-4000
Free: 800-225-5588
Admissions: (248)204-3160
Fax: (248)204-3727
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.ltu.edu/

Description:

Independent, university, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1932. Setting: 115-acre suburban campus with easy access to Detroit. Endowment: $19.1 million. Research spending 2003-04: $969,057. Educational spending 2003-04: $6941 per student. Total enrollment: 4,148. Faculty: 410 (113 full-time, 297 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 1,323 applied, 69% were admitted. 19% from top 10% of their high school class, 50% from top quarter, 80% from top half. Full-time: 1,602 students, 24% women, 76% men. Part-time: 1,304 students, 20% women, 80% men. Students come from 16 states and territories, 14 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 13% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 29% 25 or older, 15% live on campus, 8% transferred in. Retention: 64% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: engineering/engineering technologies; architecture; computer/information sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Macomb University Center, Oakland Technical Center. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: SAT. Required for some: essay, recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/15. Notification: continuous until 8/26.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Comprehensive fee: $24,245 includes full-time tuition ($16,960), mandatory fees ($250), and college room and board ($7035). College room only: $5145. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to degree level, program, and student level. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $502 per hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $125 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to degree level, program, and student level.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 40 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities; 5% of eligible men and 9% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Society of Automotive Engineers, Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers, American Institute of Architecture Students, American Society of Civil Engineers, Campus Crusade for Christ. Major annual events: Open House, Discovery Orientation Weekend, Greek Week. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 547 college housing spaces available; 414 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Option: coed housing available. Lawrence Technological University Library plus 1 other with 110,250 books, 28,000 microform titles, 700 serials, 420 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $1 million. 60 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The city is a northern suburb of Detroit, with excellent full-time and part-time employment opportunities for students. Good recreational facilities are nearby. Southfield has excellent shopping areas and a Civic Center that includes a 166-acre park. Transportation and other facilities of Detroit are easily accessible.