Public · Community college
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University
Hayward, Wisconsin · Remote rural
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $8,657
- Avg net price
- 23%
- Grad / completion
- $24,302
- Median earnings
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University is a public associate-granting institution in Hayward, Wisconsin (remote rural setting), enrolling 176 undergraduates. It is a Tribal college. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Hayward, Wisconsin
Hayward is a city in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. Before logging, the area that would become Hayward was a forest of pine and hardwoods cut by rivers and lakes. In later years Ojibwe people dominated the area along with much of northern Wisconsin. Hayward is a popular fishing destination because of the many lakes in the area, including Lac Courte Oreilles, Grindstone Lake, Round Lake, Moose Lake, Spider Lake, Windigo Lake, and the Chippewa Flowage, which are known for yielding trophy-sized muskellunge, northern pike, walleye, and smallmouth bass. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Remote rural
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 68 miles to Duluth, MN
- To Great Lakes shore
- 50 miles
- Nearest airport
- 74 miles to Duluth (DLH)
How Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University compares
Higher than 6% · #38 of 40 in Wisconsin
Higher than 95%
Higher than 15% · #37 of 40 in Wisconsin
Cheaper than 76% · #2 cheapest of 38 in Wisconsin
Lower than 95%
Larger than 42%
Percentiles compare Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Wisconsin.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate17696%
- Graduate84%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women8850%
- Men8850%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White17%
- Black4.0%
- Other or multiracial79%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 176
- Graduate enrollment
- 8
- Student–faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 70%
- First-generation students
- 51%
- Students over 25
- 70%
- Median family income
- $5,294
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $69,291
- Endowment
- $4,713,878
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $6,030
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
- Total cost of attendance
- $17,202
- Average net price
- $8,657
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 23%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $18,027
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $24,302
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $24,302
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 20%
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $6,882 (30%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 80°F
- Winter low
- 2°F
- Annual rain
- 31.3″
- Annual snow
- 59.4″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hayward Muni AP, WI US station (6.9 mi from campus).
What Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.