Lake State vs Dickinson State

Lake Superior State University (LSSU) and Dickinson State University (DSU) are two distinct institutions of higher learning, each offering unique opportunities and experiences to their students. LSSU, located in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, is a public university with an acceptance rate of 98%, while DSU, situated in Dickinson, North Dakota, is also a public university with a slightly lower acceptance rate of 95%. Both universities offer a diverse range of undergraduate and graduate programs, with popular majors at LSSU including Business Administration, Engineering, and Nursing, and popular majors at DSU including Business Administration, Education, and Health Sciences. While LSSU boasts a larger student body with a total enrollment of over 2,500 students, DSU maintains a smaller, more intimate learning environment with approximately 1,400 students. Additionally, LSSU reports a graduation rate of 48%, while DSU's graduation rate stands at 4

	Dickinson State University	Lake Superior State University
Overview
Location	Dickinson, North Dakota	Sault Ste Marie, Michigan
Campus setting	Town: Remote	Town: Remote
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	65.0%	67.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	99.3%	73.3%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $35 Graduate: $35
SAT range	923 - 1063	950 - 1160
ACT range	16 - 22	18 - 27
Students submitting SAT score	4.0%	43.0%
Students submitting ACT score	63.0%	9.0%
Total number of applicants	459	2,411
Total number of admissions given out	456	1,767
Admitted students who chose to enroll	269	373
Yield rate	59.0%	21.1%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $20,322 Out of state: $22,142	$24,150
Average net price	$15,607	$13,583
Tuition	In state: $6,474 Out of state: $8,294	$12,912
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $3,000 Meal plan: $4,500	$11,516
Available payment plans		Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	96.0% Average amount $5,352	97.0% Average amount $10,820
Students receiving federal student loan	53.0% Average amount $4,882	59.0% Average amount $4,800
Students taking out private loans	13.0% Average amount $8,989	10.0% Average amount $14,945

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,337 Men 43.2% Women 56.8%	1,812 Men 44.2% Women 55.8%
Graduate students	78 Men 52.6% Women 47.4%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	50.2%	13.8%
International students	3.4%	1.2%
Campus local/setting	Town: Remote	Town: Remote
Dormitory capacity	397	850
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	North Dakota Montana Wyoming South Dakota California	Michigan Indiana Minnesota Illinois Ohio

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Health Professions Education Agriculture Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Law Enforcement and Firefighting Business Health Professions Liberal Arts Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Students to faculty ratio	13:1	16:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	36.4%	52.4%
Dropout rate	29.4%	16.6%
Transferred out	32.1%	27.7%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,558 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $55,198 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,445 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $50,127 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,657 Year 2: $41,789 Year 3: $45,890 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,396 Year 2: $38,597 Year 3: $43,780 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,832 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $43,117 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,405 Year 2: $42,123 Year 3: $42,677 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $40,621 Year 3: $41,233 Agriculture, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,348 Year 2: $37,748 Year 3: N/A Data Processing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $45,696 Year 3: N/A Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,525 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,165 Year 2: $58,601 Year 3: $60,574 Fire Protection (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $54,778 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,343 Year 2: $39,639 Year 3: $48,561 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,312 Year 3: $47,637 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,532 Year 2: $35,988 Year 3: $41,129 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,840 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $40,637 Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,289 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $34,996 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: N/A Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,914 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $21,508 Year 3: N/A

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