Lake Superior State University
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 16.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 83 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 72 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing11 · 13.3%
- No Data72 · 86.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 4
Action history · 2
- Mar 2020Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Feb 2017Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 550 students received $3.1M in Pell grants, alongside $4.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 533 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Lake Superior State
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 7
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus4
Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Lake Superior State vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Lake Superior State selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 Superior State University | 51% | 68.0% | 1,567 | $12,822 | Baccalaureate |
| 35% | 99.8% | 1,356 | $11,081 | Baccalaureate | |
| 30% | — | 1,190 | $10,809 | Baccalaureate | |
| 24% | — | 2,480 | $11,286 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | 100.0% | 551 | $21,310 | Baccalaureate | |
| 14% | — | 723 | $12,940 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 30% | 99.8% | 1,273 | $12,054 |
Institutions like Lake Superior State
Explore the federal data for institutions in Lake Superior State's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateOhio
Wright State University-Lake Campus
Grad rate35%Admit rate99.8%Enrollment1,356Net price$11,081View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Miami University-Middletown
Grad rate30%Admit rate—Enrollment1,190Net price$10,809View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Miami University-Hamilton
Grad rate24%Admit rate—Enrollment2,480Net price$11,286View data - BaccalaureateWisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment551Net price$21,310View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Ohio State University-Lima Campus
Grad rate14%Admit rate—Enrollment723Net price$12,940View data
Lake Superior State Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The webpage provides links related to Lake Superior State University, but does not include specific information about the Institutional Research office such as mission, contact information, or available resources. The page largely consists of links to various university services and offices.
Visit IR office page- Jesse MonroeInstitutional Research Analyst
Common Data Set
Lake Superior State's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C12,286 applied → 1,803 admitted (78.9%) → 250 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 78.9% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 930–1147 (median 1038).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 18–23 (median 20).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $29,051 (2023-2024).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $29,051 → about $17,470 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($11,581); 38% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H144% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H562% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $28,807 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 54%; first-year retention 71%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 6 pts below the overall rate (48% vs 54%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I361% of classes have under 20 students; 5% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~25% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B21% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1243 transfer applicants → 186 admitted (76.5%) → 116 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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