Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University

Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University operates as a public institution located in Hayward, Wisconsin (rural: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 176 students of which 287 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University is categorized as “33” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $8,657, with published in-state tuition of $6,030 and a Pell grant recipient share of 70.0%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 18.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 100.0%. Graduates earn a median of $24,302 ten years after enrolling, compared with $18,027 six years post-enrollment, and 21.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.