Quad

Head-to-head

SUNY Maritime
Lake Superior State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    SUNY Maritime grads earn $46.9K more ten years out than Lake Superior State's ($95,951 vs. $49,045)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Lake Superior State's grants cover 46% of its full price on average, vs. 17% at SUNY Maritime

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    SUNY Maritime graduates 18 pts more of its students than Lake Superior State (75% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Lake Superior State costs about $10.9K less per year on average than SUNY Maritime ($15,649 vs. $26,525, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Lake Superior State has 12 pts more first-gen students than SUNY Maritime (33% vs. 21%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    SUNY Maritime is more diverse (index 0.57 vs. 0.49)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

SUNY Maritime admits 72%; Lake Superior State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
SUNY Maritime72%
Lake Superior StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • SUNY MaritimeSelective
  • Lake Superior StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
SUNY Maritime
1123–1288
Lake Superior StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • SUNY MaritimeGPA and school record required
  • Lake Superior StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

SUNY Maritime and Lake Superior State are about the same size; Lake Superior State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
SUNY Maritime1.3K
Lake Superior State1.3K
Pell Grant share
SUNY Maritime22%
Lake Superior State27%

Majors and faculty

Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer leads at SUNY Maritime, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Lake Superior State.

Students per faculty member
SUNY Maritime15 to 1
Lake Superior State13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SUNY MaritimeMarine Science/Merchant Marine Officer36%
  • Lake Superior StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse10%

What each costs

Lake Superior State costs about $10.9K less a year than SUNY Maritime on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
SUNY Maritime$26.5K
Lake Superior State$15.6K
Aid generosity
SUNY Maritime17%
Lake Superior State46%

What each pays off

SUNY Maritime's former students earn more, a median $96K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
SUNY Maritime$96K
Lake Superior State$49K
Graduation rate
SUNY Maritime75%
Lake Superior State57%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at SUNY Maritime, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • SUNY MaritimeSteady−1%
  • Lake Superior StateNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why