Lake Region State College

www.lrsc.edu/

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$4,086

4% growth from 2020

2021 Average Net Price

$10,473

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

4.09%

Default Rate

2021 Enrolled Students

1,621

26% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

50.3%

99 Graduates

About

Lake Region State College is a higher education institution located in Ramsey County, ND. In 2021, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Lake Region State College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (87 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (43 degrees), and General Business Administration & Management (20 degrees).

In 2021, 420 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Lake Region State College. 58.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 41.4% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (327 degrees), 12.1 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (27 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Lake Region State College is $4,086, which is $−3,882 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

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Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Lake Region State College is $4,086, which is $−3,882 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $10,473.

In 2021, 27% of undergraduate students attending Lake Region State College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 15% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$4,086

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Lake Region State College was $4,086. The cost of tuition at Lake Region State College is $−3,882 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Lake Region State College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$10,473

2021 Value

8.02%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Lake Region State College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $10,473. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Lake Region State College grew by 8.02%.

This chart compares the average net price of Lake Region State College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$6,750

Room and Board

$1,000

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Lake Region State College was of $6,750 in 2021. The cost of room and board decreased by 0.881% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,000. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Lake Region State College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

27%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

15%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

27% of undergraduate students at Lake Region State College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 3.85% with respect to 2020, when 26% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Lake Region State College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

4.09%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Lake Region State College was 4.09%, which represents 11 out of the 269 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Lake Region State College had a total enrollment of 1,621 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Lake Region State College is 422 students and the part-time enrollment is 1,199. This means that 26% of students enrolled at Lake Region State College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Lake Region State College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 73.2% White, 4.38% Two or More Races, 3.58% Hispanic or Latino, 2.47% American Indian or Alaska Native, 2.16% Black or African American, 1.3% Asian, and 0.123% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Lake Region State College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (37.7%), followed by White Male (31.5%) and Two or More Races Male (4.03%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

26%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Lake Region State College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,621 students. The full-time enrollment at Lake Region State College is 422 and the part-time enrollment is 1,199. This means that 26% of students enrolled at Lake Region State College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Lake Region State College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

65%

2021 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Lake Region State College was 65%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Lake Region State College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Lake Region State College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
1,187 enrolled students
Two or More Races
71 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
58 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Lake Region State College is 73.2% White, 4.38% Two or More Races, 3.58% Hispanic or Latino, 2.47% American Indian or Alaska Native, 2.16% Black or African American, 1.3% Asian, and 0.123% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 44.1% White, 26.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 154 students (9.5%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 72 more women than men received degrees from Lake Region State College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Lake Region State College is white (327 degrees awarded). There were 12.1 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (27 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Lake Region State College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (87 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (43 degrees) and General Business Administration & Management (20 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Lake Region State College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Protective Services (60 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (179 degrees), and Agriculture (11 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Police officers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Lake Region State College are Police officers (130,834 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (120,183 people), Other managers (103,710 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (56,633 people), and Postsecondary teachers (51,488 people).

The most specialized majors at Lake Region State College in 2021 are Protective Services (60 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (179 degrees), Agriculture (11 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (20 degrees), and Language & Linguistics (5 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Lake Region State College are Surgeons, Physicians, Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys, Nurse anesthetists, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Lake Region State College are Protective Services (60 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (179 degrees), Agriculture (11 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (20 degrees), and Language & Linguistics (5 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

Justice, public order, & safety activities

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Lake Region State College are Justice, public order, & safety activities (322,221 people), Elementary & secondary schools (253,753 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (128,774 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (79,011 people), and Construction (62,171 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Lake Region State College.

Most Common (2021)

Liberal Arts & Sciences
87 degree-majors awarded
Registered Nursing
43 degree-majors awarded
General Business Administration & Management
20 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common associates degree concentration at Lake Region State College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 87 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Lake Region State College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

174

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

246

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 174 degrees were awarded to men at Lake Region State College, which is 0.707 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (246).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Lake Region State College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 56 degrees were awarded to men at Lake Region State College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.455 times less than the 123 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 123 degrees were awarded to men at Lake Region State College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 2.2 times more than the 56 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

40%

100% Completion Time

47%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 40% of students graduating from Lake Region State College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 47% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 48% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Hispanic or Latino Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Lake Region State College is Male and Hispanic or Latino (100% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 3.03% of graduates (3 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
327 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
27 degrees awarded
Two or More Races
25 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Lake Region State College is white (327 degrees awarded). There were 12.1 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (27 degrees).

0.714% of degree recipients (3 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
199 degrees awarded
White Male
128 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
14 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Lake Region State College is white female (199 degrees awarded). There were 1.55 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (128 degrees).

Operations

Lake Region State College has an endowment valued at nearly $13.6M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 12.1k (0.0891%) compared to the 1.65% average return (87.6k on 5.29M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2021, Lake Region State College had a total salary expenditure of 18.4M. Lake Region State College employs 15 Instructors, 12 Associate professors and 8 Assistant professors. Most academics at Lake Region State College are Female Instructor (11), Female Associate professor (9), and Male Assistant professor (5).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Lake Region State College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 20 employees, Management, with 16 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 16 employees.

Endowment

$13.6M

2021 Endowment

20.6%

growth from 2020

Lake Region State College has an endowment valued at about $13.6M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Lake Region State College grew 20.6% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $8.3M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Lake Region State College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$7.97M

2021 Salaries

0.0464%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Lake Region State College paid a median of $7.97M in salaries, which represents 43.3% of their overall expenditure ($18.4M) and a 0.0464% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.4M (41.6% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$2.65M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2021, Lake Region State College paid a total of $2.65M to 40 employees working as instructors, which represents 33.2% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.1M (31.2%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

15 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

20 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Lake Region State College were Instructor with 15 employees, Associate professor with 12 employees, and Assistant professor with 8 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Lake Region State College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 20 employees, Management with 16 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 16 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Female Instructor
Female Associate professor
Male Assistant professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Lake Region State College was Female Instructor with 11 employees, Female Associate professor with 9 employees, and Male Assistant professor with 5 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Lake Region State College.