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Fall Semester 2026 – Core Enrollment
Full-Year Equivalent (FYE): ▼5.3%
FYE is 1066.52, which is a decrease of 60.00 FYE, or 5.3%, from 9/1/2025. Current FYE enrollment is at 93.6% of first day fall enrollment and 96.2% of final fall enrollment last year. The final FYE for fall last year was 1108.32.
Headcount: ▼5.1%
Total headcount is 3268 students, which is a decrease of 177 students, or 5.1%, from 9/1/2025. 956 new degree-seeking students are currently enrolled, which is 93.3% of the final number of new degree-seeking students last fall (1025).
Fall 2026 – Core Enrollment by Subject
| Fall 2026 | Fall 2025 | Fall 2026-Fall 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUBJ | Credits | FYE | Credits | FYE | FYE Change | % FYE Change |
| ACCT | 930 | 31.00 | 785 | 26.17 | 4.83 | 18.47% |
| ADN | 1824.5 | 60.82 | 1852.5 | 61.75 | -0.93 | -1.51% |
| ADSC | 72 | 2.40 | 282 | 9.40 | -7.00 | -74.47% |
| ALTH | 372 | 12.40 | 468 | 15.60 | -3.20 | -20.51% |
| AMT | 1516 | 50.53 | 1455 | 48.50 | 2.03 | 4.19% |
| ANTH | 69 | 2.30 | 51 | 1.70 | 0.60 | 35.29% |
| ART | 1101 | 36.70 | 939 | 31.30 | 5.40 | 17.25% |
| ASTE | 558 | 18.60 | 612 | 20.40 | -1.80 | -8.82% |
| ASTR | 152 | 5.07 | 168 | 5.60 | -0.53 | -9.52% |
| AVIA | 369 | 12.30 | 367 | 12.23 | 0.07 | 0.54% |
| BIOL | 4029 | 134.30 | 4036 | 134.53 | -0.23 | -0.17% |
| BUS | 261 | 8.70 | 291 | 9.70 | -1.00 | -10.31% |
| CADE | 246 | 8.20 | 309 | 10.30 | -2.10 | -20.39% |
| CARP | 595 | 19.83 | 535 | 17.83 | 2.00 | 11.21% |
| CHEM | 437 | 14.57 | 510 | 17.00 | -2.43 | -14.31% |
| CIS | 922 | 30.73 | 1129 | 37.63 | -6.90 | -18.33% |
| COMM | 1018 | 33.93 | 1170 | 39.00 | -5.07 | -12.99% |
| DENH | 580 | 19.33 | 576 | 19.20 | 0.13 | 0.69% |
| ECON | 504 | 16.80 | 438 | 14.60 | 2.20 | 15.07% |
| EDUC | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.03 | |
| ELEC | 285 | 9.50 | 375 | 12.50 | -3.00 | -24.00% |
| ELTN | 720 | 24.00 | 824 | 27.47 | -3.47 | -12.62% |
| ENGL | 2899 | 96.63 | 3123 | 104.10 | -7.47 | -7.17% |
| ENSC | 182 | 6.07 | 202 | 6.73 | -0.67 | -9.90% |
| FIRE | 931 | 31.03 | 1017 | 33.90 | -2.87 | -8.46% |
| FYE | 246 | 8.20 | 253 | 8.43 | -0.23 | -2.77% |
| GEOG | 238 | 7.93 | 283 | 9.43 | -1.50 | -15.90% |
| GEOL | 320 | 10.67 | 340 | 11.33 | -0.67 | -5.88% |
| HIST | 723 | 24.10 | 798 | 26.60 | -2.50 | -9.40% |
| HPER | 710 | 23.67 | 817 | 27.23 | -3.57 | -13.10% |
| HUM | 375 | 12.50 | 402 | 13.40 | -0.90 | -6.72% |
| INMG | 492 | 16.40 | 579 | 19.30 | -2.90 | -15.03% |
| LGST | 480 | 16.00 | 330 | 11.00 | 5.00 | 45.45% |
| MATH | 1353 | 45.10 | 1705 | 56.83 | -11.73 | -20.65% |
| MCOM | 177 | 5.90 | 156 | 5.20 | 0.70 | 13.46% |
| MEDA | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.03 | -0.03 | -100.00% |
| MLTN | 337 | 11.23 | 392 | 13.07 | -1.83 | -14.03% |
| MTCC | 229 | 7.63 | 134 | 4.47 | 3.17 | 70.90% |
| MTP | 349 | 11.63 | 372 | 12.40 | -0.77 | -6.18% |
| MUSC | 110 | 3.67 | 115 | 3.83 | -0.17 | -4.35% |
| NUPN | 198 | 6.60 | 220 | 7.33 | -0.73 | -10.00% |
| PHIL | 291 | 9.70 | 357 | 11.90 | -2.20 | -18.49% |
| PHYS | 232 | 7.73 | 305 | 10.17 | -2.43 | -23.93% |
| PRSW | 39 | 1.30 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.30 | |
| PSCI | 291 | 9.70 | 276 | 9.20 | 0.50 | 5.43% |
| PSYC | 1170 | 39.00 | 1239 | 41.30 | -2.30 | -5.57% |
| PTA | 289 | 9.63 | 291 | 9.70 | -0.07 | -0.69% |
| RADT | 712 | 23.73 | 762 | 25.40 | -1.67 | -6.56% |
| RESP | 396 | 13.20 | 370 | 12.33 | 0.87 | 7.03% |
| SOC | 786 | 26.20 | 891 | 29.70 | -3.50 | -11.78% |
| SPAN | 96 | 3.20 | 96 | 3.20 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| SURG | 273 | 9.10 | 303 | 10.10 | -1.00 | -9.90% |
| WLDG | 510 | 17.00 | 494 | 16.47 | 0.53 | 3.24% |
| Total | 31,995.5 | 1,066.5 | 33,795.5 | 1,126.5 | -60.00 | -5.33% |
Lake Superior College –Institutional Research- 8/3/2026
Source: Minnesota State Operational Data
Note: Credits and FYE for ENGL/READ are reported under the ENGL course prefix
Total Enrollment
| FYE | Headcount | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current - 9/1/2026 | Previous year - 9/1/2025 | % Change | Current - 9/1/2026 | Previous year - 9/1/2025 | % Change | |
| Fall 2026 | 1072.65 | 1126.58 | ▼ 4.8% | 3280 | 3445 | ▼ 4.8 |
Notes
- Core enrollment consists of traditional credit-based academic registrations.
- Ancillary enrollment consists of credit-based registrations in College in the Schools (CITS) and Customized Training.
- Total enrollment consists of core enrollment and ancillary enrollment combined.
- Except for the Total Enrollment section of this report, all figures and percentages reflect core enrollment.
- Full-Year Equivalent (FYE) enrollment is calculated by summing credit hours and dividing by 30 (the number of credit hours constituting a full load for an academic year).
- The fall new degree-seeking student cohort includes those who started in the fall or the preceding summer, consistent with Minnesota State Reporting Standards.
