- The Inkwell
- Wisconsin
- Lakeland University
Plymouth, WIRural: fringeZIP 53073Founded 1862
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1862
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.lakeland.edu
WisconsinReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Lakeland University
Lakeland University is a private nonprofit university in Plymouth, Wisconsin, with 1,212 undergraduates. It admits 86% of applicants, graduates 38% within six years and costs $23,722 a year after aid.
38%graduate
Admission rate86%
Retention63%
4-year graduation35%
Pell Grant share27%
Federal loans43%
$23,722net price / year
86%admission rate
—average SAT
38%graduate in 6 years
$61,368median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#717 of 1,704 for earnings#1,141 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,400 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,054 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
- $49,071tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $34,516
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $34,516
- Average net price
- $23,722national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,792
$30,001–48,000$18,135
$48,001–75,000$20,738
$75,001–110,000$23,437
$110,001+$28,531
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 86%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college86%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college63%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college38%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college27%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 38%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 35%
- First-year retention
- 63%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 76%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,965
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,368middle 50%: $42,873–$82,898
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$82,898
Median, Lakeland University$61,368
Lower quarter$42,873
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
- 1,212
- Part-time
- 42%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 27.2
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 21%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,358 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,415
- Endowment, end of year
- $19,899,969
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White63%
Hispanic9.3%
Black11%
Asian4.1%
Two or more races2.7%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Unknown8.2%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management48%
Psychology9.5%
Computer & information sciences8.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.6%
Education5.2%
Health professions5.2%
Social sciences4.7%
Agriculture2.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 238980. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6478782.