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Lake Erie College

Lake Erie College is a private campus in suburban Painesville, OH.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$17,958

family income
under $30k

$19,969

$30–48k

$18,863

$48–75k

$24,170

$75–110k

$24,353

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$20,9612023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Lake Erie College rose from $18,966 (2008) to $20,961 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$18,966
2009	$18,788
2010	$19,088
2011	$20,484
2012	$19,596
2013	$20,005
2014	$20,479
2015	$21,244
2016	$19,160
2017	$19,985
2018	$20,261
2019	$21,000
2020	$21,216
2021	$21,592
2022	$21,296
2023	$20,961

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$50,7902024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Lake Erie College rose from $36,679 (2009) to $50,790 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$36,679
2010	$37,808
2011	$38,288
2012	$38,156
2013	$39,085
2014	$39,524
2015	$40,902
2016	$41,756
2017	$42,681
2018	$43,169
2019	$44,235
2020	$45,740
2021	$46,763
2022	$48,054
2023	$48,278
2024	$50,790

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$16,032
2001	$16,642
2002	$17,210
2003	$17,720
2004	$18,590
2005	$21,390
2006	$22,890
2007	$23,886
2008	$25,220
2013	$27,368
2014	$28,354
2015	$29,162
2016	$29,960
2017	$30,862
2018	$31,422
2019	$32,322
2020	$33,172
2021	$34,046
2022	$35,024
2023	$36,032

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Lake Erie College reports published tuition of $37,634 in this record. Lake Erie College's $37,634 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Lake Erie College reports 852 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

38% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Lake Erie College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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38%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Lake Erie College has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 53.4% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 38%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	37.7%
1992 cohort	47.2%
1993 cohort	37.3%
1994 cohort	43.1%
1995 cohort	48.5%
1996 cohort	52.5%
1997 cohort	44.3%
1998 cohort	50%
1999 cohort	42.7%
2000 cohort	39.5%
2001 cohort	49.6%
2002 cohort	36.1%
2003 cohort	41.7%
2004 cohort	46.8%
2005 cohort	53.4%
2006 cohort	48.1%
2007 cohort	44.7%
2008 cohort	48.6%
2009 cohort	50.2%
2010 cohort	44.5%
2011 cohort	46.4%
2012 cohort	49.5%
2013 cohort	46.6%
2014 cohort	48.4%
2015 cohort	45.3%
2016 cohort	42%
2017 cohort	41.9%
2018 cohort	38%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,592	$4,035
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$12,696	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,225	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,493	$3,844
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,750	$3,987
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$12,937	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,625	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,022	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,074	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$5,490
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,568	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$18,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$7,875
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$26,975	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$26,975	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,750	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,000	$7,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$43,959

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$46,643

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$50,417

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Lake Erie College admitted 964 of 1,370 applicants in Fall 2024. The 70.4% rate describes that application pool.

70.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $36,032 tuition · 2023–24 852 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Lake Erie College did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Lake Erie College under that historical policy.

Check current requirements with admissions.

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Lake Erie College received 1,370 applications and admitted 964 (70.4%), with 190 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

70.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	54.4%
Fall 2002	84.3%
Fall 2003	75.8%
Fall 2004	77.9%
Fall 2005	75.9%
Fall 2006	—
Fall 2007	59.9%
Fall 2008	62.4%
Fall 2009	56.5%
Fall 2010	60.3%
Fall 2011	89%
Fall 2012	63.1%
Fall 2013	55.6%
Fall 2014	69.4%
Fall 2015	56.3%
Fall 2016	63.1%
Fall 2017	60.5%
Fall 2018	65%
Fall 2019	57.4%
Fall 2020	63.9%
Fall 2021	54.7%
Fall 2022	54.1%
Fall 2023	64.1%
Fall 2024	70.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

945–1115Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	840	1070
Fall 2003	790	1150
Fall 2004	900	1150
Fall 2005	850	1080
Fall 2006	820	980
Fall 2007	800	1090
Fall 2008	855	1100
Fall 2009	850	1080
Fall 2010	740	1060
Fall 2011	890	1140
Fall 2012	903	1090
Fall 2013	870	1060
Fall 2014	830	1075
Fall 2015	890	1080
Fall 2016	840	1020
Fall 2017	915	1125
Fall 2018	923	1130
Fall 2020	940	1150
Fall 2021	905	1130
Fall 2022	1000	1170
Fall 2023	945	1115

IPEDS Fall 2002–2023, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–24Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	16	21
Fall 2003	16	23
Fall 2004	17	24
Fall 2005	17	22
Fall 2006	17	23
Fall 2007	18	23
Fall 2008	18	24
Fall 2009	17	22
Fall 2010	17	24
Fall 2011	19	24
Fall 2012	19	23
Fall 2013	19	23
Fall 2014	18	23
Fall 2015	19	23
Fall 2016	18	22
Fall 2017	18	23
Fall 2018	17	23
Fall 2020	18	23
Fall 2021	17	23
Fall 2022	20	26
Fall 2023	18	24

IPEDS Fall 2002–2023, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

852Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Lake Erie College rose from 615 (Fall 2002) to 852 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	615
Fall 2003	611
Fall 2004	685
Fall 2005	655
Fall 2006	681
Fall 2007	725
Fall 2008	749
Fall 2009	835
Fall 2010	920
Fall 2011	910
Fall 2012	936
Fall 2013	839
Fall 2014	761
Fall 2015	788
Fall 2016	750
Fall 2017	750
Fall 2018	703
Fall 2019	724
Fall 2020	687
Fall 2021	644
Fall 2022	662
Fall 2023	678
Fall 2024	852

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

59%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Lake Erie College has wandered from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023 — up to 75% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 59%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	65%
Fall 2004 cohort	63%
Fall 2005 cohort	71%
Fall 2006 cohort	75%
Fall 2007 cohort	63%
Fall 2008 cohort	65%
Fall 2009 cohort	72%
Fall 2010 cohort	62%
Fall 2011 cohort	64%
Fall 2012 cohort	71%
Fall 2013 cohort	67%
Fall 2014 cohort	68%
Fall 2015 cohort	70%
Fall 2016 cohort	61%
Fall 2017 cohort	67%
Fall 2018 cohort	60%
Fall 2019 cohort	66%
Fall 2020 cohort	63%
Fall 2021 cohort	66%
Fall 2022 cohort	66%
Fall 2023 cohort	59%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Lake Erie College

Faculty pay at Lake Erie College averages $82,824 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Lake Erie College as a primarily residential campus of 852 undergraduates — and 59.4% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Lake Erie College reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 70.4%. Review Lake Erie College's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Lake Erie College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Lake Erie College70.4%

Ohio median75.9%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Lake Erie College$37,634

Ohio median$29,500

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Lake Erie College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Lake Erie College$50,417

Ohio median$52,356

National median$53,781

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Lake Erie College, Ohio and national reference values
Metric & basis	Lake Erie College	Ohio median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	70.4%	75.9%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$37,634	$29,500	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$50,417	$52,356	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Lake Erie College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Lake Erie College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 5 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$70,067
Biology, General	$57,506
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$49,426
Psychology, General	$48,687
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$41,284

These 5 fields listed for Lake Erie College measure earnings after completion. The $50,417 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 25 additional Lake Erie College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Lake Erie College report?

Lake Erie College did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 70.4% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Lake Erie College's acceptance rate?

70.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 964 admitted from 1,370 applicants.

How much does Lake Erie College cost?

At Lake Erie College, tuition is $37,634. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Lake Erie College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $50,417. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Ohio

Kettering College — 76.5% admitted
Lourdes University — 74.1% admitted
Malone University — 75.9% admitted
John Carroll University — 80.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.