Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Lake State requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
In Fall 2021, a total of 373 first-time undergrad students enrolled at Lake State. Among these students, 161 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 33 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1055
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 1767 admitted students 161 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
43%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 950-1160. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 480 and 590, while 25% scored below 480 and another 25% scored above 590.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 470 and 570, while 25% scored below 470 and 25% achieved a score of 570. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1055 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Lake State.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 31% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
480-590 -
Math
470-570
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
23
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 1767 admitted students 33 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
9%
Similar to the SAT, Lake State requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 9% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 18 and 27, with 25% scoring above 27 and another 25% scoring below 18.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
17-26 -
Math
17-26 -
Composite
18-27
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Lake State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Lake State received a total of 2,411 applications. These applications included 962 male applicants and 1,449 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 2,411 applicants, Lake State admitted 1,767 students. Among the admitted students, there were 671 males and 1,096 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 373 students chose to enroll at Lake State. This means that 373 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 166 were male and 207 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Lake State had an overall acceptance rate of 73% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 70% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 76%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Lake State had an overall yield rate of 21% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 25%, and for female admitted students, it was 19%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Lake State over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Lake Superior State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Considered
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Neither required nor recommended
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Lake Superior State University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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