In a sign of this close relationship with its international neighbor, LSSU flies both the Canadian and United States flags on its campus.
Lake Superior State University was established in 1946 to address the needs of returning World War II veterans and to provide educational opportunities to the people of the Eastern Upper Peninsula.
Marie Residence Center of the Michigan College of Mining & Technology, which was commonly shortened to Soo Tech.
The institution was later renamed Lake Superior State College of Michigan Technological University in 1966.
Lake Superior State's most popular majors, by 2021 graduates, were:[8] LSSU is considered "selective" by U.S. News & World Report.
The most prominent sport at LSSU is men's ice hockey, which is the school's only NCAA Division I program.