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Lourdes University

Sylvania, Ohio·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·lourdes.edu
6-yr Graduation
32%
-14.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
964
peer median 1,106
Avg net price
$21,596
+$150 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
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%-14.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
32%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
32%
Full-time retention
87%

Pell equity

17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
27%
Non-Pell
10%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

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.

4
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
+29.4%
$45,057 vs $34,808
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
+103.9%
$70,971 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
62%
$27,750 debt · $45,057 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
51%
$26,187 debt · $50,958 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
40%
$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

  1. May 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. Jan 2022Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Council 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
  5. Jan 2017Renewal 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$19,638
$30–48k$19,602
$48–75k$20,610
$75–110k$24,654
$110k+$21,690

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

Avg net price (private)
$21,596
+$150vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $21,446
Federal loans
59.8%
In-state tuition
$28,930
Out-of-state
$28,930

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 $6.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
247
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.5M
$1,482,651 total
Direct Loans
$6.8M
842 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$978K
287 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.9M
118 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.5M
90 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.3M
75 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 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%
2017
7.9%
2018
8.0%
2019
2.9%
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 Lourdes

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs41
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

187 total completions
01Health Professions
6534.8%
02Business
4021.4%
03Parks/Recreation
179.1%
04Biological Sciences
147.5%
05Education
137.0%
06Security/Protective
115.9%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
115.9%
08Psychology
73.7%
09Communication
52.7%
10Public Admin
42.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
964
12-mo unduplicated
1,353
Undergraduate
1,066
Graduate
287

Gender split

Men
38%516
Women
62%837

Race / ethnicity composition

White
72.8%
Black
12.9%
Two or more
5.1%
Unknown
3.6%
Hispanic
2.4%
Non-resident
1.9%
Asian
1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
428
218 M · 210 W
Women athletes
49.1%
Athletic aid
$3.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.8M
$1.4M
Recruiting expense
$17K
$14K
Head-coach salaries
$29K
$25K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Soccer
38 M · 25 W
$686K
Baseball
47 M ·
$624K
Wrestling
24 M · 22 W
$787K
Volleyball
21 M · 21 W
$612K
Basketball
18 M · 22 W
$740K
Cross Country
17 M · 10 W
$130K

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
1.76
2 offenses · 1,136 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.76Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
11
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

2total
  • Public property2

VAWA offenses

4
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

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)
51

Lourdes vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Lourdes 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
SubjectLourdes University
32%964$21,596Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Lake Erie College
38%70.4%1,108$21,296Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Heidelberg University
52%85.8%1,091$21,662Masters 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
Greenville University
40%97.5%1,104$21,270Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median46%81.8%1,106$21,446

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 $21,596 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.

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