Lourdes University
Private College in Sylvania, OH. Six-year graduation rate 32%. Median 10-year earnings $48,150.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $48,150 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Only 33% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Debt is the pressure point: a median of $27,000 at graduation.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.2 — limited economic uplift documented
- ! Graduation rate 32% — below national average
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 74% puts Lourdes University on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. The applicant pool is small at 661, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. About 21% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Only 33% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. Retention is strong at 87%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. Transfer-out runs to 20% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. The part-time picture is harder: 53% return, against 87% full-time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 700 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $21,473 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($22,220 versus $21,394), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Most students get help: 100% receive grants worth $18,927 on average. Most students borrow — 96% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 127 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $22,220 |
| $30–48k | $22,184 |
| $48–75k | $23,192 |
| $75–110k | $27,236 |
| $110k+ | $21,394 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 670 of these 700 students, totalling $3,365,934 — an average of $5,024 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Lucas County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)