The excellence of Lawrence Technological University’s programs is recognized by independent comparative guidebooks and other organizations, such as U.S. News & World Report, Princeton Review, the Brookings Institution, PayScale, Business Insider, G.I. Jobs, and the Association of Independent Technological Universities.
U.S. News & World Report
Lawrence Technological University is in the top tier of U.S. News & World Report’s America’s 2019 Best Colleges rankings. Within its classification of Best Regional Universities-Midwest, Lawrence Tech ranks 62nd among the colleges and universities listed. Lawrence Tech has consistently ranked high in this category since the early 1990s.
U.S. News also ranks Lawrence Tech as a Best Value School. Their criteria “takes into account a school’s academic quality, as indicated by its 2019 U.S. News Best Colleges ranking, and the 2017-2018 net cost of attendance for a student who received the average level of need-based financial aid. The higher the quality of the program and the lower the cost, the better the deal. Only schools ranked in or near the top half of their categories are included because U.S. News considers the most significant values to be among colleges that are above average academically.”
U.S. News also places LTU in the Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs category and for several years has cited Lawrence Tech among the top five universities in Michigan as one of the Best Colleges for Veterans. Additional ranking includes the graduate school categories of Best Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.
U.S. News has recognized Lawrence Tech’s online programs, placing LTU in the top tier of Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs (#53), Best Online MBA Programs (#175) and Best Online Graduate Computer Information Technology Programs (#41 – #51). LTU’s online programs were among more than 1,200 online programs surveyed. U.S. News annually evaluates online programs in professional areas with the largest enrollments. Their rankings are based on criteria such as employment outcomes of graduates.
For more, visit https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/lawrence-tech-2279
Lawrence Technological University has earned the 2019 “Best in the Midwest” designation for the 10th year in a row from The Princeton Review, based on academic excellence anda student survey. Lawrence Tech was among the 159 colleges selected in the 12-state Midwest Region. The Princeton Review's regional best lists constitute about 25 percent of the nation’s more than 2,500 four-year colleges.
The Princeton Review is based on an 80-question student survey, a survey of administrators at several hundred colleges in each region, staff visits to schools, and the perspectives of college counselors and advisors whose opinions the company solicits
Lawrence Technological University also is listed in The Princeton Review’s “Guide to 352 Green Colleges," 2015 edition.
In addition, LTU is ranked 34th on The Princeton Review’s list of 2018’s top 50 undergraduate schools to study game design
Alumni with a bachelor’s degree earned an average salary of $56,700 early in their careers and $106,400 average salary by mid-career.
The PayScale surveys document that students get the best return on their college investment by majoring in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). More than half of LTU graduates (51 percent) included in the PayScale survey majored in STEM subjects, which was also true for most of the other high-ranking colleges. According to the survey, popular employers for LTU alumni are Chrysler Group LLC, FCA Corp., Ford Motor Company, General Motors Co., Mubea, NORR, and ZF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. among others.
For more, visit Payscale
Lawrence Technological University has been named to the Military Friendly Schools list for 2017 compiled by G.I. Jobs. The Military Friendly® Schools designation is awarded to the top colleges,
universities, and schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s military students and that dedicate resources to ensure their success both in the classroom and after graduation. This is the seventh year in a row that LTU has been honored as Military Friendly.
Tens of billions of dollars in tuition money in the Post-9/11 GI Bill make it easier for veterans to pay for college, but it is often difficult to find the right institution or academic program. “Veterans need a trusted friend to help them decide where to get educated. The Military Friendly Schools list is that trusted friend,” said Rich McCormack, publisher of the Pittsburgh-based G.I. Jobs.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has designated Lawrence Tech as a “Yellow Ribbon School” for providing up to $5,500 per year to qualified veterans.
Lawrence Tech also offers military discounts to all active military, inactive, reserve or retired military – 15 percent
Criteria for making the Military Friendly Schools list included efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students, results in recruiting military and veteran students, and academic accreditations.
LTU was named a Veteran-Friendly School, Silver Level, in 2017 by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency.
Lawrence Tech was also designated a Top School in Military Advanced Education & Transition’s 2016 Guide to Colleges & Universities, which measures best practices in military and veteran education "in order to provide our men and women in uniform information that will help them make the right choices about college.” Schools were “evaluated by their achievement in their military culture, financial aid, flexibility, general support services, on-campus support and online support services.”
Association of Independent Technological Universities (AITU)
Established in 1957, the Association of Independent Technological Universities (AITU) is an organization of leading American technological institutions whose mission is to exchange ideas and best practices; to advance engineering, science, and professional education; and to inspire innovation.
| Members California Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Clarkson University Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Drexel University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Harvey Mudd College Illinois Institute of Technology Keck Graduate Institute Kettering University Lawrence Technological University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Milwaukee School of Engineering Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Polytechnic Institute of New York University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Stevens Institute of Technology Webb Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Gold Edison Award
Lawrence Technological University and the 19 other colleges and universities that comprise the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) were awarded a Gold Edison Award in the category of Collaborative Networks and Support at the Edison Awards 25th anniversary celebration on April 28, 2012 in New York City.
The Edison Awards promote the time-tested characteristics of innovation of visionaries such as Thomas Edison. The Edison Best New Product Awards have recognized and honored some of the most innovative products, services and business leaders in the world.
The
In 2009, Lawrence Tech was awarded a five-year, $1.1 million grant from the Kern Family Foundation to further integrate the entrepreneurial mindset in the education of undergraduate engineering students.
In 2010, Lawrence Tech and five other KEEN universities formed the Dynamic Compass Network (DCN) to share innovative approaches to entrepreneurial education in curricular innovation, faculty excellence, a community of practitioners, peer collaboration, continuous improvement, and experiential learning.
Lawrence Tech took the lead by implementing a pilot project that provided benchmarks for the network.
Lawrence Tech’s placement on Victory Media’s 2016 STEM JobsSM Approved Colleges list acknowledges LTU’s standing among the nation’s elite schools for offering students responsive and relevant STEM-focused education leading to STEM careers after graduation. Schools were scored on three key indicators of success: STEM job alignment, STEM job placement, and diversity in a school’s STEM 
Lawrence Technological University has once again been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which recognizes institutions of higher education that support exemplary community service programs for students and raise the visibility of effective practices in campus community partnerships.
The Corporation for National & Community Service has administered the award since 2006 in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as the American Council on Education, Campus Compact, and the Interfaith Youth Core.
“The President’s Honor Roll recognizes higher education institutions whose community service efforts achieve meaningful outcomes in their communities. This distinction is the highest federal recognition colleges and universities can receive for community service, service-learning, and civic engagement,” said Ted Miller, chief of external affairs for the Corporation for National and Community Service. “This recognition is part of our strategic commitment to engage millions of college students in service and celebrate the critical role of higher education in strengthening communities.
This is Lawrence Tech’s third appearance on the list. Three of LTU’s community service projects were cited as examples:
• Tree planting for the Greening of Detroit, 70 students, a total of 219 hours
• Matrix Human Services, maintenance projects, 80 students, 255 hours
• South Oakland Shelter, processing donations, 14 students, 48 hours
Lawrence Tech has distinguished itself as one of the first universities in the
The 2014 Honor Roll for community service can be found at http://www.nationalservice.gov/special-initiatives/honor-roll.
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Lawrence Technological University was chosen as one of 361 U.S. 
Community Engagement Classification, which recognizes an institution’s commitment to community engagement. Lawrence Tech was first added to this list in 2008.
Lawrence Tech and the other schools acknowledged represent less than 8 percent of the total number of colleges and universities in the country.
John Saltmarsh, director of the New England Resource Center for Higher Education, which administered the selection process, explained, “These are campuses that are improving teaching and learning, producing research that makes a difference in communities, and revitalizing their civic and academic missions.”
For the complete listing, visit nerche.org.
Business Insider, a business, celebrity, and technology news website, ranked LTU among the 610 "Smartest Colleges in America" in 2016. The publication ranked America's colleges and universities based on
"These tests are often criticized,” noted the Business Insider, “but research shows that both the SAT and ACT are good measures of general cognitive ability, since just about any mental test measures one’s ability to reason. Therefore, the scores that schools report to U.S. News & World Report give a reasonable snapshot of a school's overall smarts.”
The prestigious Brookings Institution has consistently shown Lawrence Technological University as providing value to students and alumni. The most recent study (from 2015) ranked Lawrence Technological University fifth in the country for providing the most value-added in preparing its graduates for well-paying occupations.
The study focused on the “value-added” from a variety of quality measures and showed that Lawrence Tech provides a +21.5% value-added benefit to mid-career earnings of the typical graduate. The “value of alumni skills” received a score of 96 (out of a possible 100) and “curriculum value” had a score of 93 (out of a possible 100). “Share of graduates prepared to work in occupations requiring STEM knowledge” also received a score of 93.
The goal of the Brookings studies are to go beyond the traditional rankings that reward colleges that primarily admit rich, smart students who can be expected to do better in their careers than most college graduates. Instead, the Brookings researchers wanted to determine if colleges actually made a difference in preparing their students for successful careers.
That report encompassed more data sources and covered many more of the over 6,100 two- and four-year colleges than the college rankings from U.S. News & World Report. It seeks to take into account student profiles and their majors when comparing the career outcomes of alumni from different colleges. The yardstick became the value-added by a college in comparison to its peer group.
The Brookings study noted that the five quality factors strongly associated with more successful economic outcomes for alumni are curriculum value, alumni skills, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) orientation, completion rates, and student aid.
The study found that LTU added 18 percent more value – virtually the same as the California Institute of Technology – with respect to occupational earnings power compared to four-year institutions with similar characteristics and students. The study found that alumni skills, the share of graduates majoring in STEM fields and curriculum value strongly predict a college’s value added in preparing its graduates for well-paying occupations.
For more, visit Brookings Institution
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In the 2017 USA Today college rankings, Lawrence Technological University is ranked in the top 5 percent of all American colleges and universities for the highest paid graduates and the best architecture programs. Other programs recognized were engineering and computer and information sciences. LTU was also cited for best overall quality, quality in the Great Lakes region, and quality in Michigan.
Lawrence Technological University ranks in the upper third of more than 1,250 college and universities worldwide according to the 2019 rankings published by the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education, the United Kingdom’s top publication on higher education.
More than 85 countries are represented in the rankings, which are unique in their global review, judging research-intensive universities on aspects of their core missions, such as teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook.
For more, visit www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings
Zippia.com, the San Mateo, Calif.-based career guidance website, ranked Lawrence Tech No. 4 in Michigan on its list for “best colleges for Mechanical Engineering majors.” The results were based on average earnings after six and 10 years in a career, the percentage of graduates at the institution who were Mechanical Engineering majors, rates of admissions and graduation, and cost and debt issues.