Lake Erie College Student Population

How many students at LEC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Lake Erie College has a total enrollment of 1,108 students, including 941 undergraduate and 167 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 538 male students (48.6%) and 570 female students (51.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 671 White students (60.6%) and 201 Black students (18.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 941 undergraduate students (84.9%) and 167 graduate students (15.1%).
• Class Delivery: 295 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 551 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (smaller programs) - which average 1,493 - LEC's body is 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, 538 male (48.56%) and 570 female (51.44%) students are attending Lake Erie College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 94.39.

By class level, 941 (84.93%) are undergraduate students and 167 (15.07%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 48.25% are male and 51.75% are female, while among graduate students, 50.30% are male and 49.70% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 671 White, 201 Black, and 13 Asian students out of a total of 1,108 are attending at Lake Erie College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Lake Erie College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 58.9% 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, LEC has 55 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 766 students under 25 years old, and 176 students over 25 years old out of 942 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 55 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. LEC has 681 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 63 students aged 25 and over.

It has 85 graduate students aged under 25 and 113 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• 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 Erie College, 295 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 551 students are enrolled in some online courses.

91 students who live in Ohio or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 204 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 941 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 191 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 20.30%.189 students have transferred in as full-time status and 2 students transferred in as part-time status.