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Lake Erie College

Painesville, OH 44077Suburb: LargeUNITID 203580

Private nonprofit 4-yearMaster's Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsSpecialty: Business 26%Specialty: Education 22%Specialty: Psychology 10%
Undergraduates
852
Graduate students
167
Admit rate
70%
Average net price
$21k
Graduation rate
38%
Retention rate
59%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$50.4k
Median debt
$26k
Student : faculty
12:1
Value score*
46th pct.
Programs offered
36
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
Midwest · East North Central
Setting
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Carnegie
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Size & setting
Four-year, very small, highly residential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.