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Lawrence Technological University vs Northwestern Technological Institute

Southfield, MI · Southfield, MI · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MI:MI

MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · MI
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Lawrence Technological University: average net price rose +32.5% from $25,658 (2013) to $33,995 (2023), r² 0.91.
  • Northwestern Technological Institute: net price ranged $24,912–$37,275 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +22.5% is not a trend (r² 0.25).
  • Lawrence Technological University: enrollment shrank -43.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -108 students/yr fitted, r² 0.76.
  • Northwestern Technological Institute: enrollment grew +69.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +46 students/yr fitted, r² 0.64.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Lawrence Technological University vs Northwestern Technological Institute

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Northwestern Technological Institute leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $27,000 at Lawrence Technological University)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Lawrence Technological University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (81.5% vs 33.3% at Northwestern Technological Institute)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Lawrence Technological University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($58,827 vs $33,480 at Northwestern Technological Institute)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Lawrence Technological University and Northwestern Technological Institute?▼
Northwestern Technological Institute leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $27,000 at Lawrence Technological University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Lawrence Technological University and Northwestern Technological Institute?▼
Lawrence Technological University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 81.5% versus 33.3% at Northwestern Technological Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Lawrence Technological University and Northwestern Technological Institute?▼
Lawrence Technological University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $58,827 versus $33,480 at Northwestern Technological Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025