Lakeland University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Lakeland University

Lakeland University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Plymouth, Wisconsin (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 1,212 students of which 2,989 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. Lakeland University is categorized as “18” 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. The reported admission rate is 86.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $24,212, with published in-state tuition of $33,396 and a Pell grant recipient share of 25.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 48.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 63.3%. Graduates earn a median of $55,961 ten years after enrolling, compared with $49,546 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 132800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.4% 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.