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Lake Erie College

Painesville, OH · Private · Large suburb · LEC

Private institution in Painesville, OH · 678 undergraduates · 64% acceptance rate · $50,417 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$21,2961,204th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$36,0321,531st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$36,0321,484th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$48,2781,438th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,445th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,4171,046th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,959950th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
41.9%1,461st highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
65.9%1,429th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
64.1%486th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
1114648th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
20800th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
6781,583rd largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.0%1,268th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 113 mi (DTW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
Yes

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 31 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$38,018$37,808
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$31,133$29,685
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$30,771$35,600
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$30,228$31,133
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$26,353$21,508
Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculturebachelors$23,649$21,781
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAgriculturebachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherCommunicationsbachelors——
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors——
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusinessbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,722,921 (M $2,369,125 · W $1,353,796)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.