Lake Erie College

Lake Erie College is a private nonprofit college in Painesville, OH. Its average net price is $13,324 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$11,400
$30,001 to $48,000$11,306
$48,001 to $75,000$15,106
$75,001 to $110,000$15,720
$110,001 and up$14,067
$38,700Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$38,700Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$13,324Average Net Price
$13,350Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,220Books and Supplies
$4,500Other Expenses
44.3%Students on Pell Grants
43.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

70.4%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$47,240
8 years after entry$53,057
10 years after entry$54,578
44.4%Graduation Rate
59.4%Retention Rate
$23,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Painesville, OHLocation
Large suburbSetting
852Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Agricultural Business$54,084 National median for this major n=4,648Not published
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services$33,298 National median for this major n=293Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652$26,957 Small program - rough guide n=37
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$40,061 National median for this major n=902Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Legal Support Services$43,568 National median for this major n=1,209Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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