Enrollment Overview

Headcount: 3586

Class Level

  • Freshman: 1067 (29.75%)
  • Sophomore: 1133 (31.60%)
  • Previous Degree: 113 (3.15%)
  • Special*: 1273 (35.50%)

Admission Status

  • New/First-Time: 1240 (34.58%)
  • Transfer: 960 (26.77%)
  • Previous Degree: 113 (3.15%)
  • PSEO/CITS: 935 (26.07%)
  • Non-Degree Seeking: 338 (9.43%)

Student Load

  • Full-Time: 1233 (34.38%)
  • Part-Time: 2353 (65.62%)

Demographics

Ethnicity/Race

  • American Indian or Alaska Native: 54 (1.51%)
  • Asian: 32 (0.89%)
  • Black or African American: 139 (3.88%)
  • Hispanic (any race): 143 (3.99%)
  • Nonresident Alien: 51 (1.42%)
  • Two or More Races: 193 (5.38%)
  • Unknown: 66 (1.84%)
  • White: 2908 (81.09%)

Gender

  • Female: 2028 (56.55%)
  • Male: 1540 (42.94%)
  • Unknown: 18 (0.50%)

Age Categories

  • 18 or Less: 1314 (36.64%)
  • 19-20: 706 (19.69%)
  • 21-24: 668 (18.63%)
  • 25-34: 548 (15.28%)
  • 35-44: 234 (6.53%)
  • 45-54: 79 (2.20%)
  • 55 or Greater: 35 (0.98%)
  • Unknown: 2 (0.06%)
  • Average Age: 22.75
  • Students Over 24 Years of Age: 898 (25.04%)

First Generation

  • No: 1720 (47.96%)
  • Unknown: 290 (8.09%)
  • Yes: 1576 (43.95%)

Underrepresented Students

  • No: 566 (15.78%)
  • Unknown: 1525 (42.53%)
  • Yes: 1495 (41.69%)

Pell Eligible**

  • No: 681 (29.44%)
  • Unknown: 662 (28.62%)
  • Yes: 970 (41.94%)

Delivery Method Measures

Total Credit Hours: 32,163.50

Full Year Equivalent (FYE): 1072.12

Delivery Method

  • Online
    • 13,227 credit hours
    • 440.9 FYE
    • 41.12%
  • Mixed
    • 1846 credit hours
    • 61.53 FYE
    • 5.74%
  • Face-to-Face
    • 16855 credit hours
    • 561.83 FYE
    • 52.40%
  • Arranged
    • 235.5 credit hours
    • 7.85 FYE
    • 0.73%

Awards Conferred: 2024-2025

Total Awards: 881

Awards

  • Certificate: 181
  • Diploma: 102
  • Associate: 598

*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: 5/1/2026