Public · Community college

Lake Region State College

Devils Lake, North Dakota · Remote town

#3 for grad earnings in North Dakota

16%
Transfer rate: $13,577
Avg net price: 52%
Grad / completion: $49,502
Median earnings

Lake Region State College is a public associate-granting institution in Devils Lake, North Dakota (remote town setting), enrolling 611 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 611 undergradsRemote townOtherCold wintersSnowy

About Devils Lake, North Dakota

Devils Lake is a city in and the county seat of Ramsey County, North Dakota, United States. The present site of Devils Lake was, historically, a territory of the Dakota people. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Remote town
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 128 miles to Bismarck, ND
To Great Lakes shore: 329 miles
Nearest airport: 2 miles to Devils Lake (DVL)

How Lake Region State College compares

#62 · Community Colleges with the Highest Graduate Earnings

Graduation rate52%

Higher than 39% · #7 of 16 in North Dakota

First-year retention65%

Higher than 33%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$49,502

Higher than 90% · #3 of 14 in North Dakota

Average net price$13,577

Cheaper than 56% · #11 cheapest of 15 in North Dakota

Median debt at graduation$10,293

Lower than 44%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment611

Larger than 66%

Percentiles compare Lake Region State College 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 North Dakota.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women33555%
Men27645%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White70%
Black4.8%
Hispanic5.4%
Other or multiracial20%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 611
Student–faculty ratio: 12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 10%
First-generation students: 34%
Students over 25: 18%
Median family income: $37,858
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $65,043
Endowment: $15,261,456

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 216 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From North Dakota63%
Other U.S. states28%
International9.3%

A regional draw: about 63% of first-years come from North Dakota, the rest from elsewhere.

9% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $5,520
Room & board: $9,490
Books & supplies: $1,000
Total cost of attendance: $18,731
Average net price: $13,577

Outcomes

Graduated: 52%
First-year retention: 65%
Transferred to another college: 16%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $40,388
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $49,502
Median debt at graduation: $10,293
Students with federal loans: 13%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 56%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

52%

Low-income (Pell)

38%

First-generation

39%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: Yes
Dorm capacity: 200
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 33%
Housing charge (year): $3,180
Meal plan (year): $5,400
Application fee: $35
Athletics: Other
Varsity athletes: 121 (67 men · 54 women)

Varsity sports (6)

Ice Hockey30

Basketball24

Baseball22

Volleyball18

Softball14

Other Sports13

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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.

< $30k

$9,238

$30–48k

$12,396

$48–75k

$12,807

$75–110k

$15,312

$110k+

$16,525

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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

74%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$3,221

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 74% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,221. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 173 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $49,502
Typical debt at graduation: $10,293
Debt vs. one year's pay: 21%
Out-earn a HS grad: 58%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

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.

Women

$41,211

Men

$58,511

Men out-earn women by $17,300 (42%) 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: 79°F
Winter low: -2°F
Annual rain: 20″
Annual snow: 38″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Devils Lake Kdlr, ND US station (1.5 mi from campus).

What Lake Region State College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

96 grads$19k 1 yr$47k 5 yr$12k debt

96$19,014$47,195$11,697 Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

45 grads$58k 1 yr$63k 5 yr$10k debt

45$57,765$63,272$10,131 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

29 grads$68k 1 yr$76k 5 yr$27k debt

29$68,214$75,950$27,310 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

27 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr$14k debt

27——$14,000 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCert.

22 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

22———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

20 grads— 1 yr$43k 5 yr— debt

20—$42,715—Agricultural Business and ManagementAssoc.

19 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

19———Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssoc.

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCert.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesAssoc.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr$60k 5 yr— debt

5—$59,640—Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———

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.