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Lake Superior State University

Lake Superior State University
650 West Easterday Avenue
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783-1699

Official telephone: (906) 632-6841
Toll-free telephone: (888) 800-LSSU
Fax number: (906) 635-6696
Website: www.lssu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,405
Full-time undergraduates: 1,916
Part-time undergraduates: 489
Total graduate students: 1
Part-time graduate students: 1
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 5%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
7.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.2% Hispanic/Latino
80.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
8.8% Nonresident Alien
0.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
8.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.0% Hispanic/Latino
82.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.7% Nonresident Alien
1.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 115 acres
City or town school is located in: Sault Ste. Marie
Population of city/town: 14,098
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses in Escanaba, Gaylord, and Petoskey.
Online campus map: www.lssu.edu/tour/
campusmap

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • other housing including Honors housing. Living Learning communities.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 71%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 35%
Percent of students who live off campus: 65%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried, non-veteran students within 27 months of secondary school graduation must live on campus.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Geology museum; aquatic research and commercial environmental science labs.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math, study skills, Free tutoring.
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
career, personal, academic
Career placement services:
career/job search classes, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 4
Number of social sororities on campus: 4
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
School newspaper(s): The Compass
Number of honor societies: 1
Total number of registered organizations: 67
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus Crusade for Christ, Lakers for Christ, Newman Center; Anchor House Christian and His House Christian Fellowships
Minority student organizations:
Native American and Diversity Student Organizations
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Orchestra, music ensembles, forensics team, Team Managers; concert, jazz, and pep bands; choral and drama groups; dance company, various engineering clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Kris Dunbar,
Director of Athletics
Athletics homepage: www.lssu.edu/arl/
fishcam.php
School colors: blue and gold
School mascot: Seamore the Seaduck
Athletic conference memberships: Central Collegiate Hockey Association (Division I), Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division II)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. II
Men's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. II
Men's golfyesNCAA Div. II
Men's ice hockeyyesNCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyesNCAA Div. II
Men's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. II
Men's track and field (outdoor)yes 
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. II
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. II
Women's golfyesNCAA Div. II
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. II
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. II
Women's track and field (indoor)yes 
Women's track and field (outdoor)yes 
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. II

Athletic facilities:
gymnasium, ice arena, indoor track facility

Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, broomball, dodgeball, flag football, floor hockey, racquetball, soccer, stickball, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, walleyball
Club sports for men:
baseball, basketball, bowling, boxing, hockey, kuk sool won, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, wrestling
Club sports for women:
baseball, basketball, bowling, boxing, hockey, kuk sool won, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, wrestling

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Kinross, MI (18 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Sault Ste. Marie, MI

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 92% within six months of graduation
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • General Robert Chelberg
  • Douglas Weight
  • Terry McDermott.

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