Colleges / Lake Superior State University
College · Public · Sault Ste Marie, MI · Town
LSS

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, MI

Address650 W Easterday Ave, Sault Ste Marie, MI 49783
Websitewww.lssu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$43k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size1,325
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $43k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school. Admitted students average ACT 23.

If you get in

1,325 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$109k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$51k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$57k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$14.9k
Room & board
$11.5k
Books & supplies
$2,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans37%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr51%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$43k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$49k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out27%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
1,325
Location
Sault Ste Marie, MI
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White70%
  • International8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native7%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown4%
  • Black3%
  • Hispanic2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students33%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time13%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$49k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 48

What you can study.

Colleges / Lake Superior State University
College · Public · Sault Ste Marie, MI · Town
LSS

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, MI

Address650 W Easterday Ave, Sault Ste Marie, MI 49783
Websitewww.lssu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$43k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size1,325
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $43k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school. Admitted students average ACT 23.

If you get in

1,325 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$109k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$51k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$57k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$14.9k
Room & board
$11.5k
Books & supplies
$2,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans37%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr51%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$43k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$49k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out27%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
1,325
Location
Sault Ste Marie, MI
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White70%
  • International8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native7%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown4%
  • Black3%
  • Hispanic2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students33%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time13%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$49k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 48

What you can study.