FourYearCost

Lake Erie College

Painesville, OHPrivate nonprofitRank 1722 of 1,732Traditional rank 1148 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$26,289
225 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$34,117
391 recipients
The drop
−$7,828
-29.8% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$26,289Later years$34,117

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$17,958
$30–48k$19,969
$48–75k$18,863
$75–110k$24,170
$110k+$24,353

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$35,024
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$36,032
Change$1,008 (+2.9%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$11,592

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$31,4222018-19$32,3222019-20$33,1722020-21$34,0462021-22$35,0242022-23$36,0322023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +14.7% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$21,3472020-21$22,4072021-22$22,3222022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years42%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)66%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants40%
Freshmen taking federal loans90%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,244
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$282

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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Ohio Northern University$26,120$740
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Baldwin Wallace University$25,570$1,652

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