- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Lake Erie College
Painesville, OHSuburb: largeZIP 44077Founded 1856
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1856
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.lec.edu
OhioPrivate nonprofit
Lake Erie College
Lake Erie College is a private nonprofit college in Painesville, Ohio, with 852 undergraduates. It admits 70% of applicants, graduates 44% within six years and costs $13,324 a year after aid.
44%graduate
Admission rate70%
Retention59%
4-year graduation36%
Pell Grant share44%
Federal loans43%
$13,324net price / year
70%admission rate
—average SAT
44%graduate in 6 years
$54,578median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#1,042 of 1,704 for earnings#378 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,229 of 1,738 for graduation rate#573 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $52,847tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,700
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,700
- Average net price
- $13,324national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,400
$30,001–48,000$11,306
$48,001–75,000$15,106
$75,001–110,000$15,720
$110,001+$14,067
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 70%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college70%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college59%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college44%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college44%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 44%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 36%
- First-year retention
- 59%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 48%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,240
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,578middle 50%: $37,828–$78,651
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,651
Median, Lake Erie College$54,578
Lower quarter$37,828
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 852
- Part-time
- 0.8%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 20.4
- First-generation students
- 33%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 50%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,902 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,968
- Endowment, end of year
- $31,545,508
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White59%
Hispanic4.0%
Black22%
Asian0.7%
Two or more races2.4%
U.S. nonresident3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown8.7%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Education22%
Psychology10%
Agriculture7.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.1%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.1%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.2%
Communication & journalism4.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 203580. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6475773.