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University or college · Private nonprofit

Lourdes University

Sylvania, OH129 online only

Lourdes University is a private nonprofit university in Sylvania, OH, with about 885 students on campus.

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Students on campus
885
plus 129 studying only online
Admission rate
74%
lower than at 56% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$23,206
higher than at 65% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
32%
lower than at 86% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$48,150
higher than at 68% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Lourdes University?

74%

of applicants admitted

About 15 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Lourdes University is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $45,378 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $29,500Room & board $12,460Books & supplies $1,418Other costs $2,000

After grants, the average family on aid pays $23,206.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$23,192

About $92,768 over 4 years · 49% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
32%
within 6 years · Pell students 27%
Come back for year two
87%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$48,150
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$27,000
about $286 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

8.6%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$286 a month against about $3,347 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

35%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 28% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$42k
Middle income$30–75k
$52k
Higher incomeover $75k
$64k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 33%Health professions 16%Parks, recreation & fitness 12%Interdisciplinary 10%Education 9%Psychology 6%Everything else 14%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing37 graduates a year · typical debt $28,151
$71k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations21 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$51k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness19 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections15 graduates a year
—not reported
Marketing13 graduates a year
—not reported
Psychology, General10 graduates a year
—not reported
Accounting and Related Services9 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods6 graduates a year · typical debt $30,937
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

543 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 66%Hispanic 9%Black 12%Asian 2%Two or more 2%International 7%

Women and men

Women 53%Men 47%
12 : 1
students per teacher
30%
get Pell grants (lower income)
81%
take federal loans
22%
undergrads 25 or older
6%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Sylvania

5% of Sylvania’s 18,883 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Sylvania pages.

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$1,072/momedian rent · 4% above the state$322Ktypical home valueB+Safety Grade19° / 85°January low / July high · 37" of snowAHealth GradeAll colleges in and near SylvaniaCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Lourdes University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

University of ToledoUniversity or college · Public · Toledo
5.8 mi12,730 students
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8.7 mi621 students
Professional Skills InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · Maumee
8.9 mi402 students
Owens Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Perrysburg Township
12.1 mi6,316 students
Monroe County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Monroe Township
18.7 mi1,548 students
Siena Heights UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Adrian
21 mi1,055 students
Adrian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Adrian
22.5 mi1,692 students
Bowling Green State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Bowling Green
23.4 mi14,599 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.