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Lake-Sumter State College Data & Information Overview

25 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
15% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Lake-Sumter State College Ranked?

#1,845 Best Colleges in Nation
#64 Best Colleges in FL
Nursing Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Lake-Sumter State College was awarded 25 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, LSSC is ranked #1,845 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when LSSC held the #1,862 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

LSSC is also ranked #64 out of 77 schools in Florida.

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Is It Hard to Get Into LSSC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Lake-Sumter State College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

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Lake-Sumter State College Faculty

24 to 1 Student to Faculty
51% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Lake-Sumter State College is 24 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Lake-Sumter State College is 51%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  51 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Lake-Sumter State College

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Lake-Sumter State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,596 Full-Time Undergraduates
43.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
61.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,760 undergraduates at LSSC with 1,596 being full-time and 3,164 being part-time.

How Much Does Lake-Sumter State College Cost?

$5,597 Net Price
11% Take Out Loans
$17,700 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of LSSC is $5,597. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for LSSC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$4,133 $4,878 $7,420 $9,574 $9,938

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of LSSC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At LSSC, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $4,425 a year. That adds up to $17,700 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at LSSC is 14.7%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do LSSC Graduates Make?

$35,214 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from LSSC with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $35,214 in their early years. This is about 17% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of Lake-Sumter State College

Florida State
1,596 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Lake-Sumter State College is a public institution located in Leesburg, Florida. Leesburg is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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Contact details for LSSC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 9501 Us Hwy 441, Leesburg, FL 34788-8751
Phone: 352-787-3747
Website: www.lssc.edu/

Lake-Sumter State College Majors

10 Majors With Completions
991 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 38 NA
Business Administration & Management 36 $36,402
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 NA
General Engineering Technology 0 NA
Human Development & Family Studies 0 NA
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 NA
Computer Information Systems 0 NA
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Lake-Sumter State College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at LSSC

79% Take At Least One Class Online
53% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 3,436 students took at least one online class at Lake-Sumter State College. This is a decrease from the 4,240 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 3,436 2,321
2019-2020 4,240 3,723
2018-2019 2,478 927
2017-2018 2,382 839
2016-2017 2,183 753

Learn more about online learning at Lake-Sumter State College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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