Lake Superior State University
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 Superior State University is a public baccalaureate college in Sault Ste. Marie, MI (town setting), with 1,669 undergraduates (56% women). It admitted 68% of 2,473 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division II schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $28,983 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $14,345 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 56% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, criminal justice & protective services. The campus reported 1.7 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 Superior State University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,266
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Lake Superior State University
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 Superior State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Basketball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $917k | $50,965 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $639k | $35,501 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Central Collegiate Hockey Assn | 29 | 3 over | 3 | $2M | $68,864 | 962 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | — | 1 | $88k | $29,363 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | — | 1 | $46k | $22,997 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 71 | — | 4 | $270k | $3,800 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 66 | — | 4 | $270k | $4,087 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 2 | $410k | $22,792 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.