Lake Erie College

Painesville, OH · Private

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Admission rate

Lake Erie College admitted 70.4% of applicants university-wide (964 of 1,370).

CohortAdmit rateAdmittedApplicants
University-wide70.4%9641,370
In-state70.0%420600
Out-of-state70.0%245350
International applicants70.0%3550
Men70.4%559794
Women70.3%405576

Of 964 admitted students, 190 enrolled (19.7% yield).

Lake Erie College U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard · Sections C1–C2 · 2023Published cohort admit rates — context, not an applicant-specific probability.

Test scores and GPA of admitted students

SAT (mid-50%)
1000–1200
ACT (mid-50%)
20–26
GPA (mid-50%, 4.0 scale)
3.503.50

Testing policy: Test-blind (scores not considered)

Lake Erie College U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard · Sections C9–C12 · 2023Published admit stats reflect the entire incoming class unless explicitly labeled international-only.

Cost and financial aid

Published cost of attendance: $50,790/yr.

Out-of-state tuition$37,634
Fees, housing, food, books & other$17,756
Sticker cost of attendance$50,790/yr

Average net price by family income (US, federal aid data)

Under $30k$20,195
$30k–48k$19,575
$48k–75k$18,548
$75k–110k$23,205
Over $110k$22,370

U.S. Dept. of Education · College Scorecard — average net price by family income (Title IV, from IPEDS) · 2023

US applicants

Need- and merit-based aid available.

  • Founders Scholarship$22,000 per year (Automatic)
  • Presidential Scholarship$20,000 per year (Presidential)
  • Dean's Scholarship$18,000 per year (Automatic)
  • Faculty Scholarship$15,000 per year (Automatic)
  • Achievement Award$10,000 per year (Automatic)
  • Achievement ScholarshipVaries (Merit)
  • LEC GrantVaries (Need Based)
  • Trustee ScholarshipVaries (Trustee)

International applicants

No need-based aid reported for internationals.

  • Founders Scholarship$22,000 per year (Automatic)
  • Presidential Scholarship$20,000 per year (Presidential)
  • Dean's Scholarship$18,000 per year (Automatic)
  • Faculty Scholarship$15,000 per year (Automatic)
  • Achievement Award$10,000 per year (Automatic)
  • Achievement ScholarshipVaries (Merit)
  • Trustee ScholarshipVaries (Trustee)

Lake Erie College U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard · Sections G–H · 2023

Application requirements

US applicants

  • Application (Traditional, Online, Fast App, or Common App)
  • Official high school transcript
  • ACT or SAT Test Scores (optional)
  • Essay (500 words) (optional)
  • Application fee

International applicants

  • Application (Traditional, Online, Fast App, or Common App)
  • Official high school transcript
  • ACT or SAT Test Scores (optional)
  • Essay (500 words) (optional)
  • Application fee
  • English proficiency (IELTS/TOEFL)
  • GPA credential conversion
  • Predicted Class XII marksheet
  • Financial documentation (I-20)

Lake Erie College · Application requirements (official admissions pages) · 2025

Essay prompts

  1. Please choose ONE of the following topics and write a 500 word essay on your chosen topic. -<br/><br/> 1. Tell us about a significant experience, achievement or risk you have taken and its influence on you.<br/><br/> 2. Discuss some event of personal, local, national, or international importance and its impact on you.<br/><br/> 3. Name and describe a person who has played an influential role in your life.<br/><br/> 4. Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a work of art that has influenced you and explain that influence.<br/><br/> 5. Given your personal background, describe an influence that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community, or an encounter that demonstrates the importance of diversity to you.<br/><br/> 6. Topic of your choice.<br/>800 words · Optional

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Graduate outcomes

Median earnings
$50,417
Median earnings · 10 years after entry
Graduation rate
38%
Within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
59%
Return for year two · CDS Section B
Median debt
$26,000
At graduation

Lake Erie College · U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2023 release) · 2023Earnings and debt figures are federal data for aid-receiving graduates — cohort outcomes, not a guarantee for any individual student.

Academics and campus

Largest degree fields: Business & marketing (26%), Psychology (10%), Biological & life sciences (7%).

Student–faculty ratio: 13:1 · 70% of class sections have under 20 students.

Lake Erie College U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard · Sections E, F, I · 2023Published institutional figures for the reporting year — descriptive of the current student body, not a prediction about your experience.

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