Lake Forest College

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Lake Forest, ILSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

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Acceptance Rate

56.8%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1190–1393

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$54,202

Undergrad Enrollment

1,782

Applicants

4,811

Yield Rate

14.9%

Student:Faculty

12:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$28,673/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $114,692 over four years.

What grads earn

$61,770/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $61,796 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 0% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.9 years of pay.

80% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.8%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

48%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.8%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Lake Forest College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$19,605

$30–48k$20,210

$48–75k$21,481

$75–110k$26,055

Over $110k$35,341

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

73%

Completion · all

76%

Completion · Pell

74%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

77%

Median debt

$26,158

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

4,811

Admitted

2,85859.4%

Enrolled

42515% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

59.7%▼ +4.5pp

Application Volume

4,665 applicants▼ 2%

Lake Forest College has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	1	—	—	—
Rape	4	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation61% / 39%

MenWomen

Men's

Basketball18Football111Golf11Ice Hockey33Lacrosse55Soccer32Swimming18Tennis11Track & Field65

Women's

Basketball17Golf12Ice Hockey24Lacrosse22Soccer27Softball24Swimming20Tennis8Track & Field56Volleyball15

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business/Commerce, General59 grads

Research and Experimental Psychology, Other37 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General30 grads

Speech Communication and Rhetoric28 grads

Neuroscience26 grads

Political Science and Government, General23 grads

Sociology and Anthropology20 grads

English Language and Literature, General19 grads

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics19 grads

Finance, General18 grads

4yr Grad Rate

67%

6yr Grad Rate

73%

Retention Rate

90%

Median Earnings

$61,825