Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland, WA · Public · Large suburb · LWIT · LWTech
Public institution in Kirkland, WA · 2,179 undergraduates · $50,669 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 6%Average net price
- Top 8%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 9%Cost of attendance
- Top 16%Out-of-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $5,886116th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,156164th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $11,017328th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $15,351175th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $15,047335th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,6691,032nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,895893rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 39.9%1,515th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,179897th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 12.0%2,012th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 19 mi (SEA)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 6 of 6 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $36,141 | $49,729 |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer ProgrammingComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Lake Washington Institute of Technology’s 2,179 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In WA
- Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, WA · 2,280 undergrads
- Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, WA · 2,073 undergrads
- The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, WA · 2,042 undergrads
- Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, WA · 2,350 undergrads
- Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla, WA · 2,372 undergrads
- Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, WA · 2,417 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Webster UniversitySaint Louis, MO · 2,180 undergrads
- University of New EnglandBiddeford, ME · 2,189 undergrads
- Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, OR · 2,167 undergrads
- Trinity CollegeHartford, CT · 2,193 undergrads
- University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MD · 2,165 undergrads
- Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA · 2,198 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitelwtech.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 235699)
- Compare colleges in WARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in WashingtonEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Whatcom Community CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Lake Washington Institute of Technology vs Whatcom Community CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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