by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Superior College was awarded 104 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, LSC is ranked #925 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when LSC held the #1,218 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 52 colleges in Minnesota, LSC is ranked at #40.
Lake Superior College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio at Lake Superior College is 19 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.
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 Superior College is 44%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Lake Superior College this rate is 59%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,762 undergraduates at LSC with 1,630 being full-time and 3,132 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,593 | $13,095 | $14,676 | $17,061 | $18,114 |
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 LSC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 LSC, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $7,189 a year. That adds up to $28,756 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at LSC is 9.6%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Get more details about the location of Lake Superior College.
Contact details for LSC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2101 Trinity Rd, Duluth, MN 55811-3399 |
| Phone: | 800-432-2884 |
| Website: | www.lsc.edu/ |
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, 2,077 students took at least one online class at Lake Superior College. This is a decrease from the 2,222 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,077 | 1,038 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,222 | 1,032 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,078 | 959 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,221 | 1,019 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,276 | 1,138 |
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.
References
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