Lake-Sumter State College
Leesburg, FL · Public · Midsize suburb · LSSC
Public institution in Leesburg, FL · 3,572 undergraduates · $39,876 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Median graduate debt
- Top 3%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 4%Cost of attendance
- Top 5%Average net price
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
- $5,742105th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,29270th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $13,276460th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $12,29269th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $6,75033rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,8761,613th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,1931,626th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 44.7%1,353rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,572621st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 25.0:12,046th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 30.0%1,184th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 40 mi (MCO)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 2 of 2 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 7 sports
NJCAA Division I · NJCAA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $455,452 (M $201,731 · W $253,721)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Lake-Sumter State College’s 3,572 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In FL
- Gulf Coast State CollegePanama City, FL · 3,614 undergrads
- Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL · 3,235 undergrads
- Saint Johns River State CollegePalatka, FL · 3,909 undergrads
- Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville, FL · 3,193 undergrads
- Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, FL · 2,820 undergrads
- Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, FL · 2,649 undergrads
Elsewhere
Key links
- Official websitelssc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 135188)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in FloridaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Gulf Coast State CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Lake-Sumter State College vs Gulf Coast State CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 7 EADA programs at this school
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