College · Private nonprofit · Plymouth, WI · Rural
Lakeland University
Plymouth, WI
Religious affiliation
Admit rate86%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size1,212
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 86% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
1,212 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $49k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$195k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$97k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$99k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $33.4k
- Room & board
- $12.1k
- Books & supplies
- $1,100
How students pay for it.
Pell grants25%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans45%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention65%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr42%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$56k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Rural
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 1,212
- Location
- Plymouth, WI
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White63%
- Black11%
- Hispanic9%
- Unknown8%
- Asian4%
- Two or more races3%
- International1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students44%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time42%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$39k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 30
What you can study.