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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Sault Ste Marie, MI
Population 20,000
Website http://www.lssu.edu/
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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 21.7%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2012 Men: 54.5% 54.5% 2013 Men: 49.5% 49.5% 2014 Men: 50.5% 50.5% 2015 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2016 Men: 47.7% 47.7% 2017 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2018 Men: 47.9% 47.9% 2019 Men: 47.0% 47.0% 2020 Men: 43.3% 43.3% 2021 Men: 44.5% 44.5% 2022 Men: 50.2% 50.2% 2023 Men: 47.4% 47.4%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 8.9% 8.9% 2012 Native: 8.6% 8.6% 2013 Native: 6.4% 6.4% 2014 Native: 7.1% 7.1% 2015 Native: 8.5% 8.5% 2016 Native: 7.4% 7.4% 2017 Native: 7.0% 7.0% 2018 Native: 6.9% 6.9% 2019 Native: 8.5% 8.5% 2020 Native: 7.3% 7.3% 2021 Native: 5.5% 5.5% 2022 Native: 5.6% 5.6% 2023 Native: 6.7% 6.7% 2024 Native: 7.1% 7.1% 2011 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2012 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2013 Black: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2015 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2016 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2018 Black: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2011 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2012 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2016 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2017 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2018 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2019 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2022 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2023 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2024 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2011 White: 80.0% 80.0% 2012 White: 80.8% 80.8% 2013 White: 85.3% 85.3% 2014 White: 82.2% 82.2% 2015 White: 81.9% 81.9% 2016 White: 79.6% 79.6% 2017 White: 80.2% 80.2% 2018 White: 84.6% 84.6% 2019 White: 80.4% 80.4% 2020 White: 82.4% 82.4% 2021 White: 84.1% 84.1% 2022 White: 86.5% 86.5% 2023 White: 83.1% 83.1% 2024 White: 82.0% 82.0% 2011 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2012 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2013 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2014 International: 6.3% 6.3% 2015 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2016 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2017 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2018 International: 4.5% 4.5% 2019 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2020 International: 7.7% 7.7% 2021 International: 5.5% 5.5% 2022 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2023 International: 3.6% 3.6% 2024 International: 4.6% 4.6%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 7.9% 7.9% 2021 Native: 6.1% 6.1% 2022 Native: 5.1% 5.1% 2023 Native: 4.3% 4.3% 2024 Native: 5.6% 5.6% 2025 Native: 6.4% 6.4% 2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Black: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Black: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2025 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2020 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2025 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2021 White: 64.5% 64.5% 2022 White: 46.8% 46.8% 2023 White: 33.6% 33.6% 2024 White: 71.4% 71.4% 2025 White: 69.5% 69.5% 2020 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2021 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2022 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 International: 7.6% 7.6% 2025 International: 9.0% 9.0%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Lake Superior State University 302 43% / 57% 8% $60,000 72 97%
Computer Engineering 7 — 100% / 0% 0% $93,751 97 —
Electrical Engineering 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $89,371 96 —
Mechanical Engineering 11 — 73% / 27% 18% $89,050 95 100%
Robotics Engineering 10 — 100% / 0% 20% $86,226 94 —
Computer Science 2 — 100% / 0% 50% $85,441 94 —
Network Engineering — — — — $74,657 87 —
Applied Chemistry — +1 — — $58,591 69 —
Chemistry 11 +3 45% / 55% 0% $58,315 69 —
Geosciences 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $56,391 65 100%
Mathematics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Biochemistry 3 — 0% / 100% 67% $54,869 62 —
Biology 23 — 22% / 78% 17% $46,365 39 95%
Conservation Biology 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $42,602 28 —
Environmental Science 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $51,632 54 —
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management 29 +1 55% / 45% 0% $51,990 55 100%
Clinical Laboratory Science — — — — $77,571 89 —
Exercise Science 9 — 22% / 78% 22% $54,142 60 —
Nursing 30 — 0% / 100% 3% $73,961 87 95%
Accounting 10 — 70% / 30% 10% $48,718 46 100%
Business 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $53,340 58 —
Business Administration 12 +1 33% / 67% 0% $48,371 45 91%
Business Management 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $48,371 45 91%
Entrepreneurship 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $53,522 59 —
Finance 11 — 91% / 9% 9% $62,371 75 —
International Business — — — — $57,430 67 —
Marketing 9 — 33% / 67% 11% $59,701 71 100%
Recreation Management 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,092 44 —
Creative Writing 3 — 33% / 67% 33% $45,381 36 —
General Studies 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,364 42 97%
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Political Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,602 61 —
Psychology 11 — 9% / 91% 0% $52,660 57 100%
Social Sciences 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,208 51 —
Early Childhood Education 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,296 48 —
Elementary Education 12 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,472 51 —
English Education 4 — 0% / 100% 50% $50,795 52 —
Mathematics Education 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $51,167 53 —
Science Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,118 53 —
Special Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $52,215 56 —
Criminal Justice 29 — 41% / 59% 7% $61,004 73 98%
Electrical Engineering Technology — — — — $81,721 92 —
Fire Science 7 — 57% / 43% 14% $71,171 85 100%
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 2 — 50% / 50% 50% $81,528 92 —
Mechatronics Engineering Technology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $81,886 92 —

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 72th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 34.6% 34.6% 2012 Graduated: 38.1% 38.1% 2013 Graduated: 42.0% 42.0% 2014 Graduated: 45.7% 45.7% 2015 Graduated: 40.3% 40.3% 2016 Graduated: 40.5% 40.5% 2017 Graduated: 44.4% 44.4% 2018 Graduated: 54.1% 54.1% 2019 Graduated: 50.8% 50.8% 2020 Graduated: 50.9% 50.9% 2021 Graduated: 52.4% 52.4% 2022 Graduated: 51.1% 51.1% 2023 Graduated: 56.9% 56.9% 2024 Graduated: 51.0% 51.0%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 32.2% 32.2% 2012 Men: 32.0% 32.0% 2013 Men: 40.6% 40.6% 2014 Men: 46.7% 46.7% 2015 Men: 39.0% 39.0% 2016 Men: 39.0% 39.0% 2017 Men: 40.7% 40.7% 2018 Men: 51.8% 51.8% 2019 Men: 52.3% 52.3% 2020 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2021 Men: 50.9% 50.9% 2022 Men: 53.1% 53.1% 2023 Men: 56.3% 56.3% 2024 Men: 44.7% 44.7% 2011 Women: 37.5% 37.5% 2012 Women: 44.0% 44.0% 2013 Women: 43.5% 43.5% 2014 Women: 44.8% 44.8% 2015 Women: 41.6% 41.6% 2016 Women: 42.4% 42.4% 2017 Women: 48.0% 48.0% 2018 Women: 56.9% 56.9% 2019 Women: 49.3% 49.3% 2020 Women: 56.5% 56.5% 2021 Women: 53.8% 53.8% 2022 Women: 49.3% 49.3% 2023 Women: 57.5% 57.5% 2024 Women: 56.9% 56.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Native White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 16.7% 16.7% 2012 Native: 15.4% 15.4% 2013 Native: 30.0% 30.0% 2014 Native: 20.0% 20.0% 2015 Native: 32.4% 32.4% 2016 Native: 16.2% 16.2% 2017 Native: 26.5% 26.5% 2018 Native: 31.0% 31.0% 2019 Native: 29.4% 29.4% 2020 Native: 48.5% 48.5% 2021 Native: 30.4% 30.4% 2022 Native: 33.3% 33.3% 2023 Native: 54.2% 54.2% 2024 Native: 41.4% 41.4% 2011 White: 35.6% 35.6% 2012 White: 40.3% 40.3% 2013 White: 43.5% 43.5% 2014 White: 47.4% 47.4% 2015 White: 40.2% 40.2% 2016 White: 42.4% 42.4% 2017 White: 45.9% 45.9% 2018 White: 55.9% 55.9% 2019 White: 52.8% 52.8% 2020 White: 50.3% 50.3% 2021 White: 54.4% 54.4% 2022 White: 53.8% 53.8% 2023 White: 56.9% 56.9% 2024 White: 50.0% 50.0% 2011 International: 62.5% 62.5% 2012 International: 52.2% 52.2% 2013 International: 39.1% 39.1% 2014 International: 61.3% 61.3% 2015 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 International: 46.2% 46.2% 2018 International: 63.2% 63.2% 2019 International: 68.4% 68.4% 2020 International: 65.7% 65.7% 2021 International: 56.5% 56.5% 2022 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2023 International: 84.6% 84.6% 2024 International: 78.9% 78.9%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 18.9% 57 51% / 49% 5% $53,888 60 96%
Health Sciences 12.9% 39 5% / 95% 8% $69,387 83 95%
Professional 12.9% 39 46% / 54% 10% $64,417 78 99%
Agriculture & Food Science 11.3% 34 59% / 41% 0% $51,937 55 100%
Engineering 10.9% 33 88% / 12% 12% $89,240 96 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.6% 32 25% / 75% 19% $46,457 40 95%
Education 9.3% 28 18% / 82% 7% $50,659 52 —
Humanities & Social Sciences 7.6% 23 30% / 70% 4% $50,588 52 99%
Physical Sciences & Math 5.0% 15 60% / 40% 0% $57,903 68 100%
Computer Science 0.7% 2 100% / 0% 50% $85,441 94 —

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.

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%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 90.6% 90.6% 2012 Acceptance: 88.8% 88.8% 2013 Acceptance: 91.8% 91.8% 2014 Acceptance: 91.1% 91.1% 2015 Acceptance: 91.9% 91.9% 2016 Acceptance: 90.8% 90.8% 2017 Acceptance: 58.2% 58.2% 2018 Acceptance: 63.4% 63.4% 2019 Acceptance: 57.2% 57.2% 2020 Acceptance: 69.5% 69.5% 2021 Acceptance: 73.3% 73.3% 2022 Acceptance: 76.9% 76.9% 2023 Acceptance: 68.0% 68.0% 2011 Yield: 34.5% 34.5% 2012 Yield: 35.1% 35.1% 2013 Yield: 30.7% 30.7% 2014 Yield: 33.8% 33.8% 2015 Yield: 29.3% 29.3% 2016 Yield: 29.6% 29.6% 2017 Yield: 49.2% 49.2% 2018 Yield: 22.0% 22.0% 2019 Yield: 32.8% 32.8% 2020 Yield: 27.3% 27.3% 2021 Yield: 21.1% 21.1% 2022 Yield: 15.1% 15.1% 2023 Yield: 15.2% 15.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,613 1,613 2012 Applicants: 1,494 1,494 2013 Applicants: 1,481 1,481 2014 Applicants: 1,538 1,538 2015 Applicants: 1,615 1,615 2016 Applicants: 1,460 1,460 2017 Applicants: 1,262 1,262 2018 Applicants: 2,949 2,949 2019 Applicants: 1,702 1,702 2020 Applicants: 1,767 1,767 2021 Applicants: 2,411 2,411 2022 Applicants: 2,408 2,408 2023 Applicants: 2,473 2,473 2011 Admitted: 1,461 1,461 2012 Admitted: 1,326 1,326 2013 Admitted: 1,360 1,360 2014 Admitted: 1,401 1,401 2015 Admitted: 1,484 1,484 2016 Admitted: 1,325 1,325 2017 Admitted: 734 734 2018 Admitted: 1,869 1,869 2019 Admitted: 974 974 2020 Admitted: 1,228 1,228 2021 Admitted: 1,767 1,767 2022 Admitted: 1,852 1,852 2023 Admitted: 1,682 1,682 2011 Enrolled: 504 504 2012 Enrolled: 466 466 2013 Enrolled: 418 418 2014 Enrolled: 473 473 2015 Enrolled: 435 435 2016 Enrolled: 392 392 2017 Enrolled: 361 361 2018 Enrolled: 411 411 2019 Enrolled: 319 319 2020 Enrolled: 335 335 2021 Enrolled: 373 373 2022 Enrolled: 279 279 2023 Enrolled: 255 255

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 944 944 2012 25th: 908 908 2013 25th: 950 950 2014 25th: 880 880 2015 25th: 840 840 2016 25th: 860 860 2017 25th: 1073 1073 2018 25th: 970 970 2019 25th: 970 970 2020 25th: 920 920 2021 25th: 950 950 2022 25th: 1000 1000 2011 75th: 1152 1152 2012 75th: 1203 1203 2013 75th: 1160 1160 2014 75th: 1060 1060 2015 75th: 1090 1090 2016 75th: 1060 1060 2017 75th: 1260 1260 2018 75th: 1160 1160 2019 75th: 1170 1170 2020 75th: 1150 1150 2021 75th: 1160 1160 2022 75th: 1225 1225

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 482 482 2012 25th: 468 468 2013 25th: 490 490 2014 25th: 470 470 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 523 523 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 450 450 2021 25th: 470 470 2022 25th: 510 510 2011 75th: 567 567 2012 75th: 588 588 2013 75th: 590 590 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 560 560 2016 75th: 520 520 2017 75th: 595 595 2018 75th: 570 570 2019 75th: 580 580 2020 75th: 560 560 2021 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 615 615

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 462 462 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 460 460 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 390 390 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 550 550 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 490 490 2020 25th: 470 470 2021 25th: 480 480 2022 25th: 490 490 2011 75th: 585 585 2012 75th: 615 615 2013 75th: 570 570 2014 75th: 520 520 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 665 665 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 590 590 2020 75th: 590 590 2021 75th: 590 590 2022 75th: 610 610

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2012 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2013 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2014 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2015 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2016 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2021 Submitted: 52.0% 52.0% 2022 Submitted: 54.0% 54.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.