Lakeland University Overview

Lakeland University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plymouth, Wisconsin. Lakeland is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

What Is Lakeland University Known For?

• The 2% student loan default rate at Lakeland is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at Lakeland.
• In <nil>, 18% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Lakeland bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $52,878 a year. That's about 30% more than their peers at other schools.
• It takes the average Lakeland student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Lakeland University?

Contact details for Lakeland are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	W3718 South Drive, Plymouth, WI 53073
Phone:	920-565-1000
Website:	www.lakeland.edu

How Do I Get Into Lakeland?

You can apply to Lakeland online at: https://lakeland.edu/aboutus/apply

Admission Requirements for Lakeland

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Lakeland?

The acceptance rate at Lakeland University is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 68% of accepted students are men and 32% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Can I Afford Lakeland University?

The overall average net price of Lakeland is $37,564. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Lakeland, approximately 97% of students took out student loans averaging $6,740 a year. That adds up to $26,960 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lakeland is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Lakeland University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,488 undergraduate students at Lakeland, with 751 being full-time and 737 being part-time.

There are also 606 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 751 full-time undergraduates at Lakeland, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lakeland University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	30
Black or African American	71
Hispanic or Latino	72
White	356
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	214

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at Lakeland University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 27 countries are represented at Lakeland. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and Kenya.

Online Learning at Lakeland University

There are 42 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at Lakeland. In 2020-2021, 914 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Lakeland has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 5th most popular in Wisconsin for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Lakeland

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lakeland University was 22.1%. This is the #1,024 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Lakeland regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By self under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.