Lake Superior College

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#12710 / #3337
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.

Lake Superior College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#3337
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$5,931
Graduation rate
45%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
2,471

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Lake Superior College Featured Rankings

About Lake Superior College

According to Wikipedia, Lake Superior College is a public community college in Duluth, Minnesota. The college offers pre-baccalaureate majors for students interested in transferring to 4-year educational institutions as well as more than 90 certificate, diploma and degree programs in career and technical fields. LSC's Continuing Education/Customized Training division collaborates with area businesses and industry to design specialized opportunities for entry-level and advanced education. While courses are typically offered in traditional classroom and lab settings, LSC also offers over 150 courses via the internet, through its e-campus.

Lake Superior College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
61%45%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Lake Superior College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$5,931
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$14,166
30K - 48K$13,937
48K - 75K$17,076
75K - 110K$18,498
110K+$23,668

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Lake Superior College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Lake Superior College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $49,942 a year, and 88% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Lake Superior College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
5,6075,607

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Lake Superior College?

Lake Superior College is located at 2101 Trinity Rd, Duluth, MN 55811-3399.

How Safe is Lake Superior College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Lake Superior College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Lake Superior College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Duluth has a violent crime rate of 0.22% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.00%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Lake Superior College Known For?

Lake Superior College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Lake Superior College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Lake Superior College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Biology
#4662
World Rank
#4682
Historical Rank
#1127
USA Rank

Lake Superior College ranks #1127 in the U.S. and #4662 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Computer Science
#5200
World Rank
#5207
Historical Rank
#1208
USA Rank

Lake Superior College ranks #1208 in the U.S. and #5200 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Chemistry
#7124
World Rank
#7132
Historical Rank
#2008
USA Rank

Lake Superior College ranks #2008 in the U.S. and #7124 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

chemistry Degrees
Criminal Justice
#6758
World Rank
#6760
Historical Rank
#3184
USA Rank

Lake Superior College ranks #3184 in the U.S. and #6758 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Medical
#12014
World Rank
#12016
Historical Rank
#3339
USA Rank

Lake Superior College ranks #3339 in the U.S. and #12014 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Business
#13646
World Rank
#13646
Historical Rank
#3695
USA Rank

Lake Superior College ranks #3695 in the U.S. and #13646 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees