Lake Erie College

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School Description

Provided by Lake Erie College

In the context of a long liberal arts tradition, Lake Erie College provides distinctive undergraduate and graduate programs that prepare students to meet career and life challenges as educated and responsible citizens of local, national and international communities.

Lake Erie College

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Lake Erie College is a private liberal arts college that is located in Painesville, Ohio, approximately 30 miles east of Cleveland. As of the 2005-2006 academic year, the enrollment was 653 undergraduates and 270 graduate students.

Lake Erie is best known for its equine studies program, which attracts students from across the country, and around the world, and is the most popular major at the college. The Humphrey Equestrian Center is located 5 miles to the south of the main campus, in Concord Township.

Prior to 1986, it was one of three remaining women's colleges in Ohio, along with Ursuline College and Notre Dame College, the latter of which is also now co-educational.

Athletics

Known as the Lake Erie College Storm, the College is currently a member of NCAA's Division III, with 13 varsity teams competing within the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC). The College offers basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track & field, lacrosse and volleyball for women and baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, lacrosse and track & field for men. Lake Erie also offers football at the club level until the team earns full-fledged varsity status in the fall of 2008. The 2007 Storm football team had Lake Catholic High School as its guest halftime band

In 2006-07, the Storm had six of a possible seven teams make it to the conference playoffs, with men's basketball earning an AMCC regular season championship and conference tournament championship for the second consecutive season. The nationally-ranked men's basketball team also made it to the second round of the NCAA Championship while being ranked as the number one team in the Great Lakes Region throughout the entire year.

The Fall of 2007 marked history as the college added football to its list of varsity athletics. Men's and women's lacrosse will be added for the 2009-2010 season.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Midwest
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
Private
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Storm

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
720
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
99%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 21,390
Students Receiving Aid:
98%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 25
Selectivity:
Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 99%
Part-Time 1%
Men vs. Women
Women 77%
Men 23%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 75%
Other 20%
African-American 5%
Hispanic 0%
Asian 0%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 62%
Out-of-State 38%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Ohio 62%
Pennsylvania 8%
New York 3%
Wisconsin 2%
Massachusetts 2%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 40%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Basketball (Other)
Baseball (Other)
Track (Other)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 21,390    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 20,500    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 890    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,561 33%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 1,851 63%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 7,570 98%  
Student Loans:
$ 4,650 86%  
Any Aid:
  98%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 76% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 41%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 430, Math: 420
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 550, Math: 530
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 71%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 17, Verbal: 15, Math: 16
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 22, Verbal: 22, Math: 20

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 25.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Recommended
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Recommended
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Recommended
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Recommended

Degree Programs at Lake Erie College

Bachelor's Level Majors

Photos

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  • College Hall, built in 1857, on the campus of Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio
    College Hall, built in 1857, on the campus of Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio [source]
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