Lake Superior State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 20,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,150 (4% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 204 (6% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,181
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 88%
From Region 2%
Athletes 164 (14.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 70%
International 9%
Native American 6%
Mixed 5%
Black 3%
Hispanic 2%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lake Superior State University 302 43% 73% 1% 1% 1% 8% $62,724 18 -0.85 70 98%
Computer Engineering 7 — 100% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,177 2 -1.13 95 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 5 — 80% 60% 20% 0% 20% 0% $92,605 2 -1.15 95 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 11 — 73% 64% 0% 0% 0% 18% $89,208 6 -1.26 93 100% — — — —
Robotics Engineering 10 — 100% 60% 0% 0% 0% 20% $88,046 4 -1.40 93 — — — — —
Computer Science 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $86,364 8 -1.13 92 — — — — —
Network Engineering — — — — — — — — $79,722 16 -0.90 88 — — — — —
Applied Chemistry — +1 — — — — — — $71,655 57 +0.01 81 — — — — —
Chemistry 11 +3 45% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $71,655 57 +0.01 81 — — — — —
Geosciences 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,390 16 -0.78 58 100% — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,663 17 -0.82 72 — — — — —
Biochemistry 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $61,271 11 -0.91 68 — — — — —
Biology 23 — 22% 70% 0% 0% 0% 17% $56,796 9 -1.12 59 100% — — — —
Conservation Biology 6 — 50% 50% 17% 0% 0% 0% $47,993 15 -0.92 36 — — — — —
Environmental Science 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,286 16 -0.93 45 — — — — —
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management 29 +1 55% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,649 26 -0.55 41 94% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science — — — — — — — — $66,115 10 -1.04 75 — — — — —
Exercise Science 9 — 22% 44% 0% 0% 0% 22% $51,257 9 -1.23 45 — — — — —
Nursing 30 — 0% 73% 0% 0% 0% 3% $80,969 6 -1.12 89 96% — — — —
Accounting 10 — 70% 50% 0% 10% 0% 10% $62,631 3 -1.58 70 100% — — — —
Business 6 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,780 7 -0.98 63 — — — — —
Business Administration 12 +1 33% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,481 4 -1.10 58 100% — — — —
Business Management 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,481 4 -1.10 58 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,228 10 -0.78 62 — — — — —
Finance 11 — 91% 73% 0% 9% 0% 9% $67,759 3 -1.08 77 — — — — —
International Business — — — — — — — — $63,765 9 -0.88 72 — — — — —
Marketing 9 — 33% 56% 0% 0% 0% 11% $59,704 5 -1.39 65 100% — — — —
Recreation Management 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,374 12 -0.83 45 — — — — —
Creative Writing 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $45,129 13 -0.89 28 — — — — —
General Studies 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $47,363 8 -0.95 34 97% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,542 14 -0.84 38 — — — — —
Political Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,203 17 -0.88 66 — — — — —
Psychology 11 — 9% 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,289 36 -0.42 47 100% — — — —
Social Sciences 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,871 21 -0.64 41 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,359 19 -0.73 34 — — — — —
Elementary Education 12 — 0% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $47,359 19 -0.73 34 — — — — —
English Education 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $49,397 23 -0.85 40 — — — — —
Mathematics Education 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,447 12 -0.80 40 — — — — —
Science Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,358 12 -0.80 40 — — — — —
Special Education 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,091 20 -0.88 42 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 29 — 41% 79% 0% 0% 3% 7% $58,533 46 -0.19 63 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology — — — — — — — — $84,424 28 -0.36 91 — — — — —
Fire Science 7 — 57% 57% 0% 0% 0% 14% $71,171 39 -0.30 81 100% — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $83,290 23 -0.45 90 — — — — —
Mechatronics Engineering Technology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,005 31 -0.31 91 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,643
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,841
Est. In-State Cost $20,236
Est. Out-of-State Cost $20,492
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 51%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 18.9% 57 51% 70% 0% 4% 0% 5% $60,461 5 -1.18 66 100% —
Health Sciences 12.9% 39 5% 67% 0% 0% 0% 8% $74,112 38 -1.15 84 96% —
Professional 12.9% 39 46% 74% 0% 0% 3% 10% $62,750 37 -0.23 70 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 11.3% 34 59% 85% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,890 11 -0.61 41 94% —
Engineering 10.9% 33 88% 67% 3% 0% 3% 12% $90,212 5 -1.26 94 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.6% 32 25% 62% 3% 0% 0% 19% $55,565 7 -1.06 56 100% —
Education 9.3% 28 18% 82% 0% 4% 0% 7% $48,313 17 -0.78 37 — —
Social Sciences 5.3% 16 31% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,179 19 -0.50 47 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 5.0% 15 60% 80% 0% 0% 7% 0% $68,069 20 -0.21 78 100% —
Humanities 2.3% 7 29% 71% 0% 0% 14% 14% $46,574 7 -0.91 32 97% —
Computer Science 0.7% 2 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $86,364 12 -1.13 92 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $2.6M #239 48% $0.1M — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.7M #170 2% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.6M #420 97% $0.0M — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #430 73% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.9M #416 47% $0.1M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 71 $269K $269K $0
Ice Hockey 29 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Basketball 18 $917K $917K $0
Golf 8 $142K $142K $0
Tennis 7 $160K $160K $0
Swimming 3 $88K $88K $0
Total 90 $3.6M $3.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 66 $269K $269K $0
Basketball 18 $639K $639K $0
Volleyball 18 $410K $410K $0
Tennis 6 $175K $175K $0
Golf 5 $135K $135K $0
Swimming 2 $45K $45K $0
Total 74 $1.7M $1.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 137 $539K $539K $0
Basketball 36 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Ice Hockey 29 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Volleyball 18 $410K $410K $0
Golf 13 $277K $277K $0
Tennis 13 $335K $335K $0
Swimming 5 $134K $134K $0
Total 164 $6.4M $6.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

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