10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$99,438at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Lawrence Technological University
⌖ Southfield, MI · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$99,438 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
7.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
+32%Modeled 10-year ROI
$86,111Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$32,918Average net price / year
$58,166Cost of attendance
$27,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$286/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$86,111Median earnings · year 5 after completion
60.6%Completion rate
55.9%Admission rate
1,668Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$69,831Year 1
$90,760Year 4
$86,111Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$126,1792Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$100,1453Design and Applied Arts · Bachelor's Degree$99,4444Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$97,5325Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$83,2916Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$82,4647Biomedical/Medical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$80,9378Architectural Sciences and Technology · Master's Degree$74,672Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MI
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Flint, MI
Kettering University
- Annual net price
- $34,660
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $102,107
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +79%
Concordia University Ann Arbor
- Annual net price
- $32,811
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,710
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -40%
Northwood University
- Annual net price
- $27,232
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,925
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -34%
Cleary University
- Annual net price
- $22,143
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,007
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -11%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $126,179 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $100,145 | $27,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $99,444 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,532 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $83,291 | $30,197 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $82,464 | $27,000 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $80,937 | $27,000 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | $74,672 | Not available |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.