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Lake Erie College: cost, admission and results

Lake Erie College is a private nonprofit college in Painesville, Ohio. It has about 852 undergraduate students. It admits 70% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $13,324 a year.

At a glance

  • 70%Admission rate
  • $13,324Net price a year
  • 44%Graduation rate
  • $54,578Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Painesville, Ohio 44077
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Suburb of a large city
Undergraduate students
852
Graduate students
167
Students per teacher
12 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
lec.edu

Getting in

Lake Erie College admits 70% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The midpoint ACT score is 20 out of 36.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$38,700
Room and meals on campus$13,350
Books and supplies$1,220
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$52,847
Average net price after grants and scholarships$13,324

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 25% below the median net price of colleges in Ohio on this site ($17,802). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$11,400
$30,001 to $48,000$11,306
$48,001 to $75,000$15,106
$75,001 to $110,000$15,720
Above $110,000$14,067

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeOH medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year59%72%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)44%47%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$54,578$55,997$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$23,250$21,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Ohio and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

44% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 43% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 52% women and 48% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 66 of the 117 colleges in Ohio on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,006.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Lake Erie College?

Lake Erie College admits 70% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Lake Erie College?

Published tuition and fees are $38,700 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Lake Erie College?

44% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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