How has Lake Superior State University changed over time?

Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.

Admission rate

Admission rate rose from 64% (2009) to 68% (2023).

Applicants and students admitted

Applicants rose from 1,487 (2009) to 2,473 (2023).

Enrollment

Total enrollment fell from 2,662 (2010) to 1,567 (2024).

SAT mid-50% range

SAT mid-50% range moved from 860–1060 (2016) to 1000–1225 (2022).

Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
Years before 2016 use the old 2400-point SAT and are not shown.

ACT mid-50% range

ACT mid-50% range moved from 19–24 (2008) to 19–26 (2022).

Cost

In-state tuition rose from $9,364 (2011) to $15,506 (2025).

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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.