Lake Forest College
Lake Forest College is a private liberal arts college in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1857 as Lind University by a group of Presbyterian ministers, the college has been coeducational since 1876 and an undergraduate-focused liberal arts institution since 1903. Lake Forest enrolls approximately 1,800 students representing 43 states and 114 countries. Lake Forest offers 34 undergraduate majors and 49 minor programs in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, and features programs of study in pre-law, pre-medicine, communication, business, finance, and computer science. Most students live on the college's wooded 107-acre (43 ha) campus located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the Lake Michigan shore; however, the population of commuting students has increased in the past few years.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 57%
- Average net price: $28,673
- Undergraduate enrollment: 1,954
- Graduation rate (150%): 78%
- Graduation rate (200%): 73%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 77%
- Student to faculty ratio: 13:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $61,825
- Median earnings (8 years): $58,610
- Median earnings (6 years): $51,324
- Control: Private nonprofit
- Locale: Suburb, large
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Lake Forest, IL
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Lake Forest College include Business, Research and Experimental Psychology, Other, Biology.
- Business (59 bachelor's) · median earnings $74,632 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other (37 bachelor's) · median debt $26,250
- Biology (30 bachelor's) · median earnings $48,287 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric (28 bachelor's) · median earnings $64,580 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Neuroscience (26 bachelor's) · median debt $27,000
- Political Science (23 bachelor's) · median earnings $61,770 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Sociology and Anthropology (20 bachelor's) · median earnings $61,770 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- English (19 bachelor's) · median earnings $58,901 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,707
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics (19 bachelor's) · median earnings $53,529 1 year after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Finance (18 bachelor's) · median earnings $98,583 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
Degree mix: Business 34%, Computer Science 7%, Biological Sciences 30%, Psychology 16%, Communication 12%, Other 1%.
Award levels offered: Bachelor's, Master's.
Cost
Lake Forest College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $19,067 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $19,067
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $19,086
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $23,694
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $28,799
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $34,614
- In-state tuition and fees: $56,402
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $56,402
- Books and supplies: $1,350
- On-campus room and board: $12,700
- Off-campus room and board: $12,700
- Off-campus with family: $10,748
- Typical cost of attendance: $70,452
- Sticker vs net gap: 59%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 32%
- Federal loan recipients: 67%
- Average institutional grant: $35,698
- Average federal loan: $6,906
- Median debt at graduation: $26,158
Admissions
Lake Forest College admits 57% of applicants. Of students admitted, 14% enrolled.
- Applications: 5,356
- Admitted: 3,043
- Enrolled: 415
- Yield (first-choice signal): 14%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 1,954
- Women: 57%
- Commuter share (estimated): 33%
- Part-time undergraduates: 1%
- Age 25 and older: 3%
- Graduate students: 13
- Graduation rate: 78%
- Come back after freshman year: 90%
- First-generation: 25%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 54%
- Student to faculty: 13:1
- Professor salary: $101,987
- Associate professor salary: $81,867
- Assistant professor salary: $67,545
- On-campus housing capacity: 1,314
- Meal plan meals per week: 21
- Average SAT: 1,320
- Average ACT: 30
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Lake Forest College acceptance rate? Lake Forest College admits 57% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does Lake Forest College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $19,067 a year after aid. Average net price is $28,673.
What majors does Lake Forest College offer? Popular programs include Business, Research and Experimental Psychology, Other, Biology, Speech Communication and Rhetoric, Neuroscience.
What is the average salary after Lake Forest College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $61,825 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Lake Forest College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 77% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 78%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Lake Forest College official site: https://lakeforest.edu.