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Lake Forest College

Basic Information

Type Private
Population 4,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,782
Men / Women 43% / 57%
White 58%
International 20%
Hispanic 19%
Asian 6%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 40%
Business & Economics 23%
Life & Natural Sciences 22%
Engineering, Computing & Math 9%
Arts 5%
Education 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $56,402
Est. Cost of Attendance $70,655
10-Year ROI $141,000
ROI Percentile 47th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 70%
6-Year Graduation Rate 78%
Transfer-Out Rate 16%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 48%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Early Decision Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 26%
SAT Range 1,190 – 1,393
ACT Range 28 – 32

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Lake Forest College 417 35% / 65% 15% $63,803
Computer Science 13 +1 69% / 31% 23%
Computer and Information Sciences 4 +7 75% / 25% 50%
Data Analytics 5 +8 40% / 60% 40%
Mathematics 2 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Physics 8 100% / 0% 50%
Statistics 4 +4 50% / 50% 0%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 12 +1 42% / 58% 17%
Biology 30 +2 20% / 80% 13%
Chemistry 8 +2 25% / 75% 12%
Environmental Studies 16 +5 50% / 50% 19%
Neuroscience 26 +9 12% / 88% 38%
Economics 19 +7 47% / 53% 42% $74,492
Finance 18 +3 67% / 33% 6% $85,427
General Business 59 +6 42% / 58% 7% $57,939
African American Studies 3 +1 33% / 67% 0%
Asian Studies 2 +2 50% / 50% 0%
Communication 28 +3 25% / 75% 14% $69,011
English 19 +4 32% / 68% 5% $55,275
French 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $49,752
History 10 +5 20% / 80% 0%
International Affairs 3 +4 100% / 0% 67%
Liberal Studies 9 +2 0% / 100% 11%
Philosophy 7 +5 57% / 43% 0%
Political Science 23 +3 52% / 48% 13% $56,856
Psychology 37 +11 19% / 81% 19%
Religious Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology and Anthropology 20 +5 15% / 85% 0%
Spanish 4 +4 25% / 75% 0% $49,752
Education 5 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Art 9 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Art History 5 20% / 80% 0%
Music 5 +1 80% / 20% 40%
Music Teacher Education
Theater 2 +2 50% / 50% 0%