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Lake Erie College

Painesville, Ohio·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·lec.edu
6-yr Graduation
38%
-16.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
1,108
peer median 1,100
Avg net price
$21,296
-$333 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
1,370
1,370 candidates competed
Admitted
964
70.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
190
19.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
38%-16.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
30%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
38%
Full-time retention
59%

Pell equity

11.0pp gap
Pell recipients
31%
Non-Pell
42%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 64 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 57 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
64
Passing
7
10.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

64programs
  • Passing7 · 10.9%
  • No Data57 · 89.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
6
No data
57

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+18.6%
$41,284 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+39.9%
$48,687 vs $34,808
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+42.0%
$49,426 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+42.5%
$80,814 vs $56,700
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+65.2%
$57,506 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+101.3%
$70,067 vs $34,808
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+129.0%
$129,819 vs $56,700

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
78%
$101,544 debt · $129,819 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
64%
$26,250 debt · $41,284 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
56%
$27,000 debt · $48,687 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
55%
$27,000 debt · $49,426 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
47%
$27,000 debt · $57,506 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
42%
$34,167 debt · $80,814 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
39%
$27,000 debt · $70,067 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1913Next review Aug 2028

Action history · 1

  1. Mar 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,958
$30–48k$19,969
$48–75k$18,863
$75–110k$24,170
$110k+$24,353

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$21,296
-$333vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $21,629
Federal loans
57.6%
In-state tuition
$36,032
Out-of-state
$36,032

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 485 students received $2.9M in Pell grants, alongside $5.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
485
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.9M
$2,864,681 total
Direct Loans
$5.3M
908 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.3M
341 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.3M
368 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$852K
79 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.2M
83 loan awards
Grad PLUS$500K
37 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 327 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (5.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.1%
+2.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
327
Defaulted
17
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.0%
2017
6.7%
2018
10.1%
2019
5.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Lake Erie College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs37
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

237 total completions
01Business
11046.4%
02Education
3414.3%
03Health Professions
2912.2%
04Parks/Recreation
125.1%
05Agriculture
114.6%
06Security/Protective
114.6%
07Biological Sciences
114.6%
08Psychology
83.4%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
62.5%
10History
52.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,108
12-mo unduplicated
1,236
Undergraduate
926
Graduate
310

Gender split

Men
47%583
Women
53%653

Race / ethnicity composition

White
55.2%
Black
14.0%
Unknown
13.1%
Hispanic
8.8%
Non-resident
4.3%
Two or more
2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.9%
Asian
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
519
389 M · 130 W
Women athletes
25.0%
Athletic aid
$3.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$7.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.6M
$1.2M
Recruiting expense
$17K
$15K
Head-coach salaries
$45K
$31K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Football
143 M ·
$1.4M
Soccer
70 M · 33 W
$1.0M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
66 M · 36 W
$566K
Baseball
62 M ·
$605K
Lacrosse
32 M · 22 W
$681K
Basketball
23 M · 13 W
$761K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
6.62
6 offenses · 906 students

3-year trend

8.432 yrs ago1.091 yr ago6.62Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
15
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
2
Robbery
1
Burglary
1
Fondling
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

6total
  • On campus6

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons03
Drugs012
Liquor010

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
44

Lake Erie College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Lake Erie College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectLake Erie College
38%1,108$21,296Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Heidelberg University
52%85.8%1,091$21,662Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Lourdes University
32%74.1%964$21,596Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of Mount Union
59%78.2%2,461$22,539Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Muskingum University
56%81.8%1,751$20,204Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Judson University
60%47.6%960$25,027Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median54%78.2%1,100$21,629

Frequently asked questions about Lake Erie College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Lake Erie College.

What is the graduation rate at Lake Erie College?

Lake Erie College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 38% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Lake Erie College?

Lake Erie College reports a total enrollment of 1,108 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Lake Erie College?

The average net price at Lake Erie College is $21,296 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Lake Erie College?

Lake Erie College's yield rate is 19.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Lake Erie College located?

Lake Erie College is located in Painesville, Ohio 44077-3389.

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