10-yr median earnings
$50,417
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Painesville, Ohio
Lake Erie College
Lake Erie College is a private nonprofit institution in Painesville, Ohio. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $50,417
- 10-yr median earnings
- 70.4%
- Acceptance rate
- $20,961
- Avg net price / yr
- 40.1%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Lake Erie College pairs above-median former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 28%
- former-student earnings, US
- 70.4%
- acceptance rate
- 40.1%
- 150%-time completion
- +15%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Master's (S)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Lake Erie College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
41/100
Lake Erie College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B
$50,417
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$20,961
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
40.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$26,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A-
76.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
59.4%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$20,961
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
40.1%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 40.1%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Lake Erie College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Lake Erie College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Lake Erie College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$50,417 Top 28% higher than 72% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Lake Erie College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $50,417 | #1443 of 5103 | 72nd |
| Average net price | $20,961 | #3286 of 5020 | 35th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 40.1% | #3656 of 4858 | 25th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 852 | #2335 of 5462 | 57th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
852
Undergraduate enrollment
70.4%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
40.1%
150%-time completion
$50,417
10-yr median earnings
59.4%
First-year retention
How Lake Erie College ranks in Ohio
State rank among 243 reporting Ohio colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Lake Erie College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $50,417 | #71 of 243 | 71st |
| Average net price | $20,961 | #141 of 228 | 38th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 40.1% | #179 of 235 | 24th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 852 | #80 of 257 | 69th |
Highest former-student earnings in Ohio
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Ohio | $92,405 | $31,544 |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve University | $87,989 | $41,190 |
| 3 | Ohio Northern University | $80,928 | $24,478 |
| 4 | Four County Career Center | $77,338 | - |
| 5 | University of Dayton | $75,537 | $29,533 |
| 6 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing | $75,103 | $10,420 |
| 7 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing - Fairfield | $75,103 | - |
| 8 | Kenyon College | $71,830 | $38,512 |
| 9 | Trinity Health System School of Nursing | $71,660 | $9,825 |
| 10 | Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing | $68,723 | - |
| 11 | The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $68,303 | $18,378 |
| 12 | Denison University | $67,753 | $40,007 |
| 71 | Lake Erie CollegeThis school | $50,417 | $20,961 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 70.4% |
| ACT Average | 20 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Lake Erie College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$20,195 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$19,575 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$18,548 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$22,370 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Lake Erie College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $37,634 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $37,634 |
| Average Net Price | $20,961 |
37.2%
Pell Grant Rate
54.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$26,000
Median Debt
$276/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what Lake Erie College costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +8.7% over 10 years, from $19,596 to $21,296 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $19,5962023 · $21,296
Over the same years, enrollment went -19.2% (839 → 678 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
44.2%
Female
32.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
59.4%
Retention Rate
$43,959
Median Earnings (6yr)
60.1%
Earning Over $25K
76.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 40.1% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 59.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $43,959 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $50,417 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 60.1% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 76.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $26,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $276/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 7 | 90 | $53,394 | $70,067 | $26,563 |
| Master's | 2 | 81 | $105,317 | $129,819 | $71,980 |
Top programs at Lake Erie College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$129,819 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$80,814 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$70,067 median earnings
- Biology, General
Biology, General
$57,506 median earnings
- Criminal Justice and Corre… $49,426
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$49,426 median earnings
- Psychology, General $48,687
Psychology, General
$48,687 median earnings
- Teacher Education and Prof… $41,284
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
$41,284 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's | 26 | $129,819 | $102,960 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | 55 | $80,814 | $41,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 22 | $70,067 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | 7 | $57,506 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's | 8 | $49,426 | - |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | 15 | $48,687 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's | 18 | $41,284 | $25,250 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's | 8 | - | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's | 12 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Lake Erie College? ▼
Lake Erie College is a private nonprofit institution in Painesville, Ohio. The acceptance rate is 70.4%. Undergraduate enrollment is 852 students.
How much do Lake Erie College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Lake Erie College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $50,417 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $43,959.
How much does Lake Erie College cost? ▼
The average net price at Lake Erie College is $20,961. In-state tuition is $37,634 and out-of-state tuition is $37,634. Median student debt at graduation is $26,000.
What is the graduation rate at Lake Erie College? ▼
Lake Erie College has a 40.1% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 59.4%.
Is Lake Erie College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Lake Erie College is $26,000, while former students earn a median of $50,417 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 52% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 76.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $276.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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