unitid 173461 · Duluth, MN · public 2-year · city (small)
Lake Superior College
- enrollment 2023
- 5,358
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
2,471
55th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
19%
undergrads on Pell grants
16th pctl among public 2-years
completion
42%
finish within 150% time
62nd pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$19,723
89th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$15,492
after aid, aided students
96th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$46,449
after entry, Title IV students
91st pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$12,775
85th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $12,326 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k26%
- 30-48k15%
- 48-75k20%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $31,563
- First-generation students
- 28%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,785
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 256 | $46,075 | $13,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 106 | $65,208 | $27,655 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 57 | $49,840 | $11,969 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 48 | $60,083 | $19,750 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 39 | $48,332 | $12,000 |
| Carpenters. | 35 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 31 | $59,897 | $13,350 |
| Fire Protection. | 30 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 28 | $45,149 | $26,611 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 22 | — | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 20 | $52,053 | $20,250 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 19 | $80,317 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.