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Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL · CDS 2025–2026 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
53.6%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
13.2%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
90.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$74,702
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
—
Avg loan debt at graduation
$24,854

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,786
Total all graduate15
Grand total all students1,801

Admissions

Total applicants5,411
Total admitted2,902
Total enrolled383
Overall admit rate53.6%
Admit rate — women56.6%
Admit rate — men50.1%
Yield rate13.2%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan25
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/15
Restrictive Early Action?——

Test Scores

% submitting SAT11.0%
% submitting ACT8.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile600
SAT EBRW 75th %ile688
SAT Math 25th %ile590
SAT Math 75th %ile690
ACT Comp 25th %ile27
ACT Comp 75th %ile30
% in top 10% of HS class35.6%
% in top 25% of HS class65.8%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$60,204
Tuition — out-of-state——
Required fees$952
Room and board$13,546
Total cost — in-state$74,702
Total cost — out-of-state$74,702

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$53,800
Avg % of need met90.0%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$34,000
Avg loan debt at graduation$24,854

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist48
# admitted from waitlist27
Waitlist admit rate71.0%
Transfer applicants (total)313
Transfer admit rate48.9%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio——
% faculty full-time——

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)56.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$28,673Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)75.7%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)72.8%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate88.0%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$62,893Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant33.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan68.6%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full13.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress35.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress23.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted2.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white46.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino18.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian6.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international19.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women47.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men52.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white65.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services24.0%
Social Sciences14.8%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences14.3%
Psychology11.1%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services6.9%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs4.6%
Physical Sciences3.7%
History3.5%