College
Lake Forest College
- B+Overall Grade
- 4 Year
- Lake Forest, IL
- 422 reviews
- AcademicsB+
- ValueA
- DiversityA
- CampusC+
- AthleticsB-
- Party SceneC+
- ProfessorsB
- LocationC
- DormsC+
- Campus FoodC+
- Student LifeB-
- SafetyB-
Athletic Division
NCAA Division III (with football)
Athletic Conference
Midwest Conference
Lake Forest College Rankings
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Admissions
Acceptance Rate
57%
SAT Range
1020-1240
ACT Range
—
Application Fee
$0
SAT/ACT
Recommended
High School GPA
Required
Early Decision/Early Action
—
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Cost
Net Price
$24,478/ year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
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Academics
Professors
B
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Student Faculty Ratio
12:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
- 91%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.22 responses
- 73%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.26 responses
- 46%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.26 responses
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Majors
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
1,524Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
2%
Pell Grant
45%
Varsity Athletes
24%
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
90%
Poll
- 49%
- of students say that Greek life is average, and no one will treat you differently if you don't join.37 responses
Poll
- 49%
- of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life.37 responses
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$49,000/ year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
70%
National
49%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
93%
National
83%- 87%
- of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.15 responses
Lake Forest College Reviews
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I personally love the biology department! It tends to be more collaborative as oppose to competitive like some of the other sciences here. Also, in addition to having a brand new science building, we have a plethora of research opportunities that are harder to come by at larger universities.
You can take up to three for-credit internships here as well! The career advancement center is extremely helpful in assisting you with finding and setting up internships!
As for as the student body, I personally have found it overall to be super friendly and accepting! It is fairly close knit as small school.
The food used to be subpar but we recently got a new food provider and the quality has increased somewhat.
However, people that are looking for night life might be disappointed here. The town of Lake Forest is pretty quite. Also, it takes about an hour to get to downtown Chicago and usually becomes an all day event.
You can take up to three for-credit internships here as well! The career advancement center is extremely helpful in assisting you with finding and setting up internships!
As for as the student body, I personally have found it overall to be super friendly and accepting! It is fairly close knit as small school.
The food used to be subpar but we recently got a new food provider and the quality has increased somewhat.
However, people that are looking for night life might be disappointed here. The town of Lake Forest is pretty quite. Also, it takes about an hour to get to downtown Chicago and usually becomes an all day event.
I made a wonderful choice to attend Lake Forest College. It first drew my attention for being close to home, and I later found out about all the other great features it has. The small student body size allows for more one-on-one time with faculty. This allows for students to get more personalized feedback and assistance with academics. Also, Lake Forest does an excellent job of fostering student leaders through a variety of clubs and programs on and off campus. I feel as if there are plenty of opportunities for my voice to be heard and to make a difference at this school. Additionally, all the professors I have had the pleasure of taking classes with have been amazing. They are all extremely knowledgeable people who want their students to succeed.
Great school on paper. Great academics, and many professors who will remember your name and face when you come in for office hours. Very small school in the suburbs. They advertise their proximity to Chicago, but its an 80 minute train ride. The student life is tense, minorities are a minority on campus, and sororities are always fighting. Everybody knows everybody, and all of their business. The parties are subpar, there isn't a lot of off campus housing(1 or 2 houses held by sports teams and underground frats) so everything is held in dorm rooms. If anything gets lit public safety will show up and shut it down.