by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 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.
Lakeland University was awarded 26 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is student counseling.
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College Factual ranked Lakeland as #1,295 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Lakeland also holds the #46 spot on the Best Colleges in Wisconsin ranking.
The acceptance rate at Lakeland University is 80%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Lakeland is a good fit for you.
The student to faculty ratio at Lakeland University is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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 Lakeland University is 20%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
Lakeland University has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Lakeland the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 43%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,112 undergraduates at Lakeland with 804 being full-time and 1,308 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $21,089 | $20,309 | $21,266 | $23,294 | $27,129 |
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 Lakeland, 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 Lakeland, approximately 97% of students took out student loans averaging $6,740 a year. That adds up to $26,960 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Lakeland is 5.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Get more details about the location of Lakeland University.
Contact details for Lakeland are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | W3718 South Drive, Plymouth, WI 53073 |
| Phone: | 920-565-1000 |
| Website: | www.lakeland.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/LakelandCollegeWI |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/lakelandwi |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 162 | $47,527 |
| Accounting | 107 | $48,541 |
| General Psychology | 36 | $29,481 |
| Computer Information Systems | 34 | $59,121 |
| Marketing | 31 | $41,440 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 17 | $41,136 |
| Health & Physical Education | 15 | NA |
| Criminology | 12 | $34,160 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 12 | NA |
| Management Information Systems | 7 | NA |
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, 914 students took at least one online class at Lakeland University. This is a decrease from the 1,864 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 914 | 214 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,864 | 411 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,030 | 283 |
| 2017-2018 | 852 | 190 |
| 2016-2017 | 817 | 191 |
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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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