Lake Superior College 30th-Day Semester Fact Sheet – Fall 2026

Enrollment Overview

Headcount: 3935

Class Level

• Freshman: 1314 (33.39%)
• Sophomore: 1003 (25.49%)
• Previous Degree: 135 (3.43%)
• Special*: 1483 (37.69%)

Admission Status

• New/First-Time: 1338 (34.00%)
• Transfer: 979 (24.88%)
• Previous Degree: 135 (3.43%)
• PSEO/CITS: 1285 (32.66%)
• Non-Degree Seeking: 198 (5.03%)

Student Load

• Full-Time: 1430 (36.34%)
• Part-Time: 2505 (63.66%)

Demographics

Ethnicity/Race

• American Indian or Alaska Native: 48 (1.22%)
• Asian: 57 (1.45%)
• Black or African American: 140 (3.56%)
• Hispanic (any race): 169 (4.29%)
• Native Hawaiian or Other Pac. Isl.: 1 (0.03%)
• Nonresident Alien: 44 (1.12%)
• Two or More Races: 219 (5.57%)
• Unknown: 190 (4.83%)
• White: 3067 (77.94%)

Gender

• Female: 2299 (56.55%)
• Male: 1616 (41.07%)
• Unknown: 20 (0.51%)

Age Categories

• 18 or less: 1657 (42.11%)
• 19-20: 733 (18.63%)
• 21-24: 637 (16.19%)
• 25-34: 583 (14.82%)
• 35-44: 223 (5.67%)
• 45-54: 76 (1.93%)
• 55 or greater: 23 (0.58%)
• Unknown: 3 (0.08%)
• Average Age: 21.99
• Students Over 24 Years of Age: 905 (23.00%)

First Generation

• No: 1826 (46.40%)
• Unknown: 464 (11.79%)
• Yes: 1645 (41.80%)

Underrepresented Students

• No: 592 (15.04%)
• Unknown: 1764 (44.83%)
• Yes: 1579 (40.13%)

Pell Eligible**

• No: 748 (30.51%)
• Unknown: 674 (27.49%)
• Yes: 1030 (42.01%)

Delivery Method Measures

Total Credit Hours: 36,399.50

Full Year Equivalent (FYE): 1,213.32

Delivery Method

• Online
  • 12,748 credit hours
  • 424.93 FYE
  • 35.02%
• Mixed
  • 2,337 credit hours
  • 77.90 FYE
  • 6.42%
• Face-to-Face
  • 21,176.50 credit hours
  • 705.88 FYE
  • 58.18%
• Arranged
  • 138 credit hours
  • 4.60 FYE
  • 0.38%

Awards Conferred: 2025-2026

Total Awards: 864

Awards

• Certificate: 178
• Diploma: 114
• Associate: 572

*Special = PSEO/CITS and non-degree seeking students

**Only includes undergraduate degree seeking students

Note: Full-Year Equivalent (FYE) is defined as total student credit hours divided by 30

Lake Superior College – Institutional Research

Source – Minnesota State Operational Data (30th day)

Updated: 10/16/2026