The student population at Lake Region State College is 1,897 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 21 (1.09%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,867 where 1,897 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 2,072 students in 2019 and was lowest at 1,621 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,918 to 1,897 students, a net loss of 21 (1.1%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lake Region State College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,918 | 883 | 1,035 |
| 2016-17 | 1,947 29 | 877 -6 | 1,070 35 |
| 2017-18 | 1,972 25 | 896 19 | 1,076 6 |
| 2018-19 | 2,072 100 | 893 -3 | 1,179 103 |
| 2019-20 | 1,982 -90 | 835 -58 | 1,147 -32 |
| 2020-21 | 1,771 -211 | 752 -83 | 1,019 -128 |
| 2021-22 | 1,621 -150 | 702 -50 | 919 -100 |
| 2022-23 | 1,679 58 | 683 -19 | 996 77 |
| 2023-24 | 1,810 131 | 714 31 | 1,096 100 |
| 2024-25 | 1,897 87 | 723 9 | 1,174 78 |
| Average | 1,867 | 796 | 1,071 |
The percentage of white students is 79.86%. The percentage was 80.55% 10 years ago and Lake Region State still has a high percentage of white students. 0.53% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.11% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 2.85% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 80.55% to 79.86%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.57% to 0.53%. Black student enrollment decreased from 2.82% to 2.11%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 3.13% to 2.85%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3574 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3479 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lake Region State College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 48 | 11 | 54 | 60 | 6 | 1,545 | 54 |
| 2016-17 | 56 | 12 | 57 | 59 | 2 | 1,582 | 68 |
| 2017-18 | 44 | 16 | 69 | 66 | 1 | 1,609 | 74 |
| 2018-19 | 46 | 20 | 69 | 85 | 4 | 1,637 | 97 |
| 2019-20 | 44 | 20 | 50 | 75 | 2 | 1,602 | 92 |
| 2020-21 | 40 | 14 | 49 | 71 | 4 | 1,418 | 79 |
| 2021-22 | 40 | 21 | 35 | 58 | 2 | 1,187 | 71 |
| 2022-23 | 35 | 13 | 39 | 74 | 0 | 1,181 | 88 |
| 2023-24 | 35 | 13 | 40 | 79 | 3 | 1,344 | 75 |
| 2024-25 | 40 | 10 | 40 | 54 | 0 | 1,515 | 105 |
| Average | 43 | 15 | 50 | 68 | 2 | 1,462 | 80 |
910 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 48% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -40.64% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lake Region State College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,918 | 1,533 | 135 | 250 |
| 2016-17 | 1,947 | 1,557 | 153 | 237 |
| 2017-18 | 1,972 | 1,508 | 183 | 281 |
| 2018-19 | 2,072 | 1,661 | 161 | 250 |
| 2019-20 | 1,982 | 647 | 316 | 1,019 |
| 2020-21 | 1,771 | 853 | 303 | 615 |
| 2021-22 | 1,621 | 650 | 234 | 737 |
| 2022-23 | 1,679 | 716 | 248 | 715 |
| 2023-24 | 1,810 | 827 | 242 | 741 |
| 2024-25 | 1,897 | 910 | 248 | 739 |
| Average | 1,867 | 1,086 | 222 | 558 |
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