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Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·lecom.edu
Total enrollment
4,133
peer median 2,186
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Program outcomes

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

Of 22 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 17 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
22
Passing
5
22.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

22programs
  • Passing5 · 22.7%
  • No Data17 · 77.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
4
No data
17

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.

5
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Graduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+20.7%
$72,581 vs $60,112
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+121.9%
$133,364 vs $60,112
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+129.6%
$138,038 vs $60,112
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+136.5%
$142,151 vs $60,112
Dentistry
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+235.5%
$201,666 vs $60,112

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Dentistry
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
175%
$351,955 debt · $201,666 earn
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
125%
$166,898 debt · $133,364 earn
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Graduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
48%
$34,510 debt · $72,581 earn
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
45%
$63,282 debt · $142,151 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 2006Next review Jan 2030
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 2003

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 11

  1. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
  3. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation · Osteopathic Medicine (OSTEO) - Programs leading to the D.O. degree
  4. Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Oct 2022Initial Accreditation
    American Podiatric Medical Association, Council on Podiatric Medical Education · Podiatry (POD) - Colleges of podiatric medicine, including first-professional and graduate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $152.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$152.7M
4,298 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$9K
3 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$41K
4 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$93.0M
2,325 loan awards
Grad PLUS$59.7M
1,966 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 960 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (0.6%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.6%
-1.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
960
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.4%
2017
0.7%
2018
0.7%
2019
0.6%
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 LECOM

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs16
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,058 total completions
01Health Professions
1,04098.3%
02Education
141.3%
03Biological Sciences
40.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
4,133
12-mo unduplicated
4,215
Undergraduate
10
Graduate
4,205

Gender split

Men
44%1,840
Women
56%2,375

Race / ethnicity composition

White
30.0%
Hispanic
30.0%
Black
20.0%
Asian
10.0%
Two or more
10.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.32
10 offenses · 4,307 students

3-year trend

4.612 yrs ago2.051 yr ago2.32Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
39
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
11
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
8
Robbery
1
Fondling
1

By location

10total
  • On campus9
  • Public property1

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
5
Stalking
7 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs09
Liquor01

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
2.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
167

LECOM vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions LECOM 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 of Osteopathic Medicine
4,133
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
2,901
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
665
New York Medical College
1,471
Albany Medical College
814
A T Still University of Health Sciences
3,466
Peer group median2,186

Frequently asked questions about Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about LECOM.

How many students attend Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine?

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine reports a total enrollment of 4,133 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine located?

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is located in Erie, Pennsylvania 16509-1025.

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