Fast Facts 2008
 

COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVE

Mission
To develop leaders through innovative and agile programs embracing theory and practice.

Vision
To be a preeminent private university producing leaders with an entrepreneurial spirit and global view.

Values
Theory and Practice, Teamwork and Trust, Character and Integrity

Cause
The intellectual development and transformation of our students into critical thinkers, leaders, and lifelong learners.

The Lawrence Tech Advantage

• 93 percent of Lawrence Tech students are employed within a month of graduating, 83 percent earning annual salaries of $40,000 or more
• Private, fully accredited university with nearly 5,000 students representing 26 states and 25 nations
• Ranked among U.S.News & World Report’s Best Colleges
• Over 60 associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Management
• 13:1 student/faculty ratio
• 600 residential students in two housing centers
• Day, evening, weekend, and online courses for full- and part-time students
• Nearly 30,000 alumni; approx. 90 percent remain in Michigan
• 102-acre full-service campus in Southfield
• Learning centers in southeastern and northern Michigan, Canada, China, Germany, India, Mexico, and Taiwan
• Among Intel’s “Top 50 Unwired Campuses”
• Over $50 million in new construction in past decade
• Michigan’s first wireless laptop campus
• Powerful laptop computers provided to all undergraduates
• Co-op, part-time work, internships, student projects, and professional organizations provide networking opportunities with industry leaders
• More than 50 student organizations (professional, social, Greek)

Commitment to Student Success

• One of the best values among U.S. technological universities
• Some 70 percent of students receive financial aid
• Financial aid totals over $32 million annually

The Future in the Making

• A State of Michigan-certified Center of Excellence for Sustainable Infrastructure and Structural Testing
• A. Alfred Taubman Student Services Center is a one-stop center for all student services and a “living laboratory” of the latest green and energy-efficient building technologies
• Center for Innovative Materials Research provides research, development, and testing of composite materials for defense and infrastructure applications
• Largest architecture school in Michigan and among the top 10 nationally
• Almost half of licensed Michigan architects are Lawrence Tech grads
• One of only 20 universities from Europe, the U.S., and Canada chosen to compete in the 2007 Solar Decathlon sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy
• As DTE Energy educational partners, students assess and study the first and largest hydrogen technology park of its
  type in the world
• Helped build the “bridge with a brain” in Southfield, the nation’s first highway bridge reinforced with pre-stressed
  carbon-fiber rods

Lawrence Tech Alumni: Proven Leadership

• Steven A. Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft
• John DeLorean, auto innovator and creator of the first muscle car—the GTO
• Edward Donley, former chairman of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., and U.S. Chamber of Commerce president
• Ronald Knockeart, inventor, laser barcode scanner and keyless door locks on cars
• Amy Mioduszewski, National Radio Astronomy Observatory scientist who researches microquasars
• George Sierant, inventor, first successful rear-facing child safety seat
• A. Alfred Taubman, pioneer developer of shopping malls