Lake Superior State University Student Population

How many students at Lake Superior State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Lake Superior State University has a total enrollment of 1,567 students, including 1,551 undergraduate and 16 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 707 male students (45.1%) and 860 female students (54.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,105 White students (70.5%) and 112 American Indian or Alaska Native students (7.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,551 undergraduate students (99%) and 16 graduate students (1%).
• Class Delivery: 128 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 521 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields - which average 3,204 - Lake Superior State's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 707 male (45.12%) and 860 female (54.88%) students are attending Lake Superior State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 82.21.

By class level, 1,551 (98.98%) are undergraduate students and 16 (1.02%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 45.07% are male and 54.93% are female, while among graduate students, 50.00% are male and 50.00% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,105 White, 41 Black, and 16 Asian students out of a total of 1,567 are attending at Lake Superior State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Lake Superior State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 49.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Lake Superior State has 190 students under 18 years old and 10 students over 65 years old. There are 1,322 students under 25 years old, and 245 students over 25 years old out of 1,567 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 190 students are younger than 18 and 10 students are older than 65. Lake Superior State has 1,321 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 230 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1 graduate students aged under 25 and 15 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Lake Superior State University, 128 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 521 students are enrolled in some online courses.

120 students who live in Michigan or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 8 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,551 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 122 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.87%.91 students have transferred in as full-time status and 31 students transferred in as part-time status.