Lake Erie College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Lake Erie College is a private master's university in Painesville, OH (suburb setting), with 744 undergraduates (47% women). It admitted 64% of 1,193 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 945–1115 on the SAT and 18–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $52,314 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $22,322 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 42% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, education, criminal justice & protective services. The campus reported 1.5 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Lake Erie College ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 61 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $36,032
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Lake Erie College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Lake Erie College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 34 | — | 5 | $537k | $15,790 | — | |
| Baseball | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 53 | — | 1 | $624k | $11,776 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $523k | $20,101 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $335k | $19,681 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 133 | — | 5 | $1.3M | $9,997 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 28 | — | 2 | $351k | $12,535 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 2 | $335k | $14,570 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 71 | — | 5 | $647k | $9,113 | — | |
| Softball | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $363k | $15,774 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 48 | — | 2 | $254k | $5,294 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 43 | — | 1 | $171k | $3,967 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $415k | $19,747 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 29 | — | 5 | $364k | $12,555 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.