Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares LWTech's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington.
LWTech has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 7,155 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington average (7,968 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Lake Washington Institute of Technology3,5643,564
Similarly Ranked Schools7,1557,155
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington7,9687,261
The below chart compares the student population between Lake Washington Institute of Technology and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,530 male and 2,034 female students attending LWTech. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.75 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at LWTech.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at LWTech
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total3,5641,7411,823
Men1,530840690
Women2,0349011,133

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,242 White students (34.85%) and 754 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (21.16%) at Lake Washington Institute of Technology(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Lake Washington Institute of Technology.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Lake Washington Institute of Technology
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1358
Asian407130277
Black or African American1305080
Hispanic559203356
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander312
White1,242560682
Two or More Races22191130
Race/Ethnicity Unknown754377377
Total 3,5641,5302,034

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,709 students whose age under twenty five and 1,375 students whose age is over thirty years old at Lake Washington Institute of Technology.
Especially, 320 students are younger than eighteen and 30 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Lake Washington Institute of Technology.
Population by Student Age at Lake Washington Institute of Technology
TotalMenWomen
Total3,564 1,5302,034
Under 18320 165155
18-19574 330244
20-21433 232201
22-24382 189193
25-29480 216264
30-34444 141303
35-39411 104307
40-49365 109256
50-64125 3986
65 and over30 525
Total 3,564 1,5302,034

Online Student Population

At Lake Washington Institute of Technology, 1,814 students (50.90% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 883 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 865 students live in Washington where Lake Washington Institute of Technology is located in and 16 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total3,564
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes883
Enrolled Some in Online Classes931
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,750
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)883
Washington Residents865
Other State in U.S.16
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown2