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Lourdes University
6-yr Graduation
32%
-7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
964
peer median 639
Avg net price
$23,206
+$2.4k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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About
Lourdes University was a private Franciscan university in Sylvania, Ohio. Established in 1958, the university was sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania. The university closed at the end of the 2025–2026 academic year, with university officials citing declining enrollment and rising costs as the reason.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Applied
661
661 candidates competed
Admitted
490
74.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
103
21.0% yield
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
32%-7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Overall completion
32%-7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
32%
4-year graduation
32%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
32%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
32%
Full-time retention
87%
Full-time retention
87%
Pell equity
7.3pp gap
Pell recipients
27%12 of 45
Non-Pell (all)
34%50 of 146
Subsidized loan, no Pell
10%8 of 80
No Federal Aid
64%42 of 66
Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.3-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 48 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 44 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
48
Passing
4
8.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
48programs
- Passing4 · 8.3%
- No Data44 · 91.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
44
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$64,423
$56,700
Same-State BA Median
+13.6%
+$7,723
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+13.6%
$64,423 vs $56,700
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$45,057
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+29.4%
+$10,249
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+29.4%
$45,057 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$50,958
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+46.4%
+$16,150
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+46.4%
$50,958 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$70,971
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+103.9%
+$36,163
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+103.9%
$70,971 vs $34,808
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$27,750
$45,057
62%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$27,750 debt · $45,057 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$26,187
$50,958
51%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$26,187 debt · $50,958 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$28,500
$70,971
40%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$28,500 debt · $70,971 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Accredited since 1964Next review Aug 2027
Programmatic accreditations · 5
Action history · 6
- May 2024Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Oct 2023Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Oct 2023Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- Jan 2022Grant Substantive Change: DegreeCouncil on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs · Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels
- Jan 2017Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price (private)
$23,206
+$2,378vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $20,828
Federal loans
81.0%
In-state tuition
$29,500
Out-of-state
$29,500
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 247 students received $1.5M in Pell grants, alongside $9.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
247
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.5M
$1,482,651 total
Direct Loans
$9.0M
846 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$1.1M
272 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$992K
287 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.8M
120 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.6M
90 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.5M
77 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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 369 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (2.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
2.9%
+0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
369
Defaulted
11
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
11.6%+2.3
2017
7.9%-1.3
2018
8.0%+1.0
2019
2.9%+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.
Academic programs at Lourdes
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs41
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
205 total completions
01Health Professions
6230.2%
01Health Professions
6230.2%
02Business
5828.3%
02Business
5828.3%
03Education
3718.0%
03Education
3718.0%
04Parks/Recreation
157.3%
04Parks/Recreation
157.3%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
136.3%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
136.3%
06Psychology
83.9%
06Psychology
83.9%
07Public Admin
42.0%
07Public Admin
42.0%
08Security/Protective
31.5%
08Security/Protective
31.5%
09Biological Sciences
31.5%
09Biological Sciences
31.5%
10English Language
21.0%
10English Language
21.0%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
964
12-mo unduplicated
1,229
Undergraduate
972
Graduate
257
Gender split
Men
42%519
Women
58%710
Race / ethnicity composition
White
66.5%
Black
12.2%
Hispanic
8.7%
Non-resident
7.0%
Two or more
2.2%
Asian
1.8%
Unknown
1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
323
156 M · 167 W
Women athletes
51.7%
Athletic aid
$3.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.3M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$1.5M
$1.3M
Recruiting expense
$14K
$19K
Head-coach salaries
$31K
$29K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 11
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Soccer
32
33
$822,920
Soccer
32 M · 33 W
Baseball
40
—
$564,122
Baseball
40 M · —
Basketball
16
19
$802,747
Basketball
16 M · 19 W
Volleyball
15
16
$633,109
Volleyball
15 M · 16 W
Wrestling
16
14
$672,218
Wrestling
16 M · 14 W
Softball
—
22
$327,217
Softball
— · 22 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,014 students
3-year trend
0.002 yrs ago1.761 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
No criminal offenses reported.
By location
0total
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
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor01
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
51
Lourdes vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Lourdes selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectLourdes University | 32% | — | 964 | $23,206 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| 100% | — | 639 | $17,618 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| — | — | 263 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 56% | 67.3% | 761 | $20,789 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 23% | 33.8% | 658 | $22,451 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 21% | 39.5% | 880 | $20,828 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
Clarks Summit University | 53% | 90.1% | — | $21,873 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| — | — | 55 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 39% | 59.0% | 60 | $25,381 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 25% | — | 464 | $22,662 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
Goddard College | 75% | 19.5% | — | $30,152 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| — | — | 449 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 46% | 70.1% | 967 | $17,882 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| — | — | 109 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 52% | — | 937 | $14,598 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
Hodges University | 3% | 61.2% | — | $22,602 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| 100% | — | 699 | $5,524 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| — | — | 99 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
Lincoln Christian University | 54% | 63.5% | — | $17,610 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| 64% | 71.9% | 960 | $26,005 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
Multnomah University | 51% | 49.8% | — | $23,866 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| 26% | 66.2% | 880 | $28,358 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| — | — | 69 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| — | — | 528 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 20% | 30.8% | 96 | $992 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| — | — | 644 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| — | — | 380 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 21% | 77.2% | 568 | $23,459 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 40% | 73.7% | 802 | $15,635 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 21% | 50.3% | 763 | $17,649 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 37% | 42.8% | 900 | $19,748 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 28% | 46.2% | 612 | $18,526 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| Peer group median | 39% | 60.1% | 639 | $20,828 |
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Lourdes Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Team
1 member
- Katherine P. Beutel, Ph.D.Provost, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Accreditation Liaison Officer
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about Lourdes University
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Lourdes.
What is the graduation rate at Lourdes University?
Lourdes University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 32% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Lourdes University?
Lourdes University reports a total enrollment of 964 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Lourdes University?
The average net price at Lourdes University is $23,206 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
What is the yield rate at Lourdes University?
Lourdes University's yield rate is 21.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.
Where is Lourdes University located?
Lourdes University is located in Sylvania, Ohio 43560-2898.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
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