How Student Population Changes at LSC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 4,921 where 3,849 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in LSC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lake Superior College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	5,422	2,299	3,123
2013-14	5,394 -28	2,337 38	3,057 -66
2014-15	5,101 -293	2,213 -124	2,888 -169
2015-16	4,862 -239	2,152 -61	2,710 -178
2016-17	4,793 -69	2,154 2	2,639 -71
2017-18	5,059 266	2,324 170	2,735 96
2018-19	5,281 222	2,406 82	2,875 140
2019-20	5,230 -51	2,316 -90	2,914 39
2020-21	4,762 -468	1,984 -332	2,778 -136
2021-22	4,373 -389	1,841 -143	2,532 -246
2022-23	3,849 -524	1,728 -113	2,121 -411
Average	4,921	2,159	2,761

Lake Superior College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 83.76%. The percentage was 82.05% 10 years ago and LSC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.58% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.23% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lake Superior College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	86	58	180	108	8	4,449	181
2013-14	85	61	177	122	8	4,441	183
2014-15	55	65	176	105	8	4,251	177
2015-16	72	63	160	130	7	4,026	167
2016-17	78	71	134	130	2	3,975	182
2017-18	72	72	154	132	4	4,176	202
2018-19	82	87	163	133	3	4,352	203
2019-20	72	90	133	149	2	4,299	218
2020-21	61	73	126	174	7	3,957	206
2021-22	50	59	110	154	0	3,640	184
2022-23	50	61	86	142	1	3,224	151
Average	69	69	145	134	5	4,072	187

Lake Superior College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

899 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 23% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -15.75% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lake Superior College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	5,101	1,067	1,276	2,758
2015-16	4,862	1,035	1,082	2,745
2016-17	4,793	1,024	1,037	2,732
2017-18	5,059	1,138	1,138	2,783
2018-19	5,281	1,019	1,202	3,060
2019-20	5,230	959	1,119	3,152
2020-21	4,762	1,032	1,190	2,540
2021-22	4,373	1,038	1,039	2,296
2022-23	3,849	899	971	1,979
Average	4,812	1,023	1,117	2,672