Lake Forest College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 4,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,860
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 48%
From Region 9%
Athletes 509 (28.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 47%
International 20%
Hispanic 18%
Asian 6%
Mixed 4%
Black 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lake Forest College 434 45% 51% 6% 1% 19% 18% $73,979 54 +0.10 63 96%
Computer Science 21 +7 86% 33% 14% 5% 24% 19% $75,172 3 -1.46 65 100% — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 9 +1 56% 11% 22% 0% 11% 44% $89,406 34 -0.43 83 — — — — —
Data Analytics 10 +10 50% 40% 0% 0% 10% 50% $96,549 20 -0.66 89 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 +2 25% 62% 25% 0% 12% 0% $69,410 41 -0.21 52 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 +1 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,442 48 -0.30 69 — — — — —
Physics 8 +3 75% 62% 0% 0% 0% 25% $80,893 43 -0.19 74 — — — — —
Statistics 3 +6 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $90,836 32 -0.57 85 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 8 +1 50% 25% 0% 0% 12% 25% $71,741 51 +0.02 58 — — — — —
Biology 35 +6 43% 60% 9% 0% 20% 9% $72,868 82 +0.74 60 94% — — — —
Neuroscience 19 +3 26% 16% 21% 0% 26% 37% $72,085 74 +0.45 59 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 13 +4 31% 69% 0% 0% 8% 15% $39,037 0 -2.46 2 95% — — — —
Economics 28 +7 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% 75% $90,029 49 -0.30 84 96% — — — —
Finance 30 +2 70% 70% 0% 3% 10% 10% $92,230 45 -0.24 86 96% — — — —
General Business 74 +12 54% 61% 7% 3% 24% 3% $77,594 65 -0.00 69 97% — — — —
African American Studies 2 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,500 43 -0.30 16 — — — — —
American Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,537 43 -0.29 16 — — — — —
Area Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,006 47 -0.26 17 — — — — —
Asian Studies 2 +1 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $55,232 42 -0.32 16 — — — — —
English 12 +1 25% 50% 8% 8% 33% 0% $57,339 77 +0.60 20 87% — — — —
French 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,857 94 +1.41 62 92% — — — —
History 15 +8 53% 80% 7% 0% 7% 0% $57,822 65 +0.09 21 — — — — —
Latin American Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,867 45 -0.27 17 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 5 — 60% 60% 0% 0% 20% 20% $57,941 64 +0.06 22 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 +5 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% 33% $59,420 52 -0.15 25 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 +2 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $57,255 85 +0.79 20 — — — — —
Spanish 3 +14 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $73,857 94 +1.41 62 92% — — — —
Communication 20 +4 35% 70% 0% 0% 5% 10% $69,245 75 +0.69 52 97% — — — —
International Affairs 9 +7 22% 11% 11% 0% 22% 56% $78,107 69 +0.28 70 100% — — — —
Political Science 13 +2 62% 38% 0% 0% 31% 15% $93,510 93 +1.57 87 96% — — — —
Psychology 48 +11 17% 48% 0% 2% 29% 17% $69,113 81 +0.85 51 — — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 14 +6 14% 43% 7% 0% 29% 14% $63,286 83 +0.58 36 — — — — —
Education 3 +2 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,886 62 +0.21 19 — — — — —
Art 4 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,168 59 +0.14 6 — — — — —
Art History 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,191 41 -0.28 6 — — — — —
Music 3 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,579 58 +0.20 6 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $56,068 89 +1.00 17 — — — — —
Theater — — — — — — — — $45,449 69 +0.32 4 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $57,965
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

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

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 30.4% 132 57% 55% 4% 2% 16% 20% $83,558 61 -0.12 78 97% —
Social Sciences 24.0% 104 26% 47% 2% 1% 24% 18% $72,182 91 +0.82 59 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 14.3% 62 39% 42% 11% 0% 21% 19% $72,483 75 +0.56 59 94% —
Humanities 11.1% 48 38% 58% 6% 2% 25% 4% $58,795 71 +0.28 24 88% —
Computer Science 9.2% 40 70% 30% 12% 2% 18% 32% $83,719 9 -1.03 78 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 5.3% 23 52% 65% 9% 0% 4% 17% $77,596 47 -0.27 69 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.0% 13 31% 69% 0% 0% 8% 15% $39,037 0 -2.46 2 95% —
Arts 2.1% 9 44% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $49,185 39 +0.21 7 — —
Education 0.7% 3 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,886 72 +0.21 19 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 111 $521K $521K $0
Lacrosse 55 $188K $188K $0
Ice Hockey 33 $231K $231K $0
Soccer 32 $148K $148K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 28 $37K $37K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 24 $36K $36K $0
Basketball 18 $183K $183K $0
Swimming & Diving 18 $60K $60K $0
Cross Country 13 $32K $32K $0
Golf 11 $52K $52K $0
Tennis 11 $69K $69K $0
Total 313 $1.6M $1.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 27 $126K $126K $0
Ice Hockey 24 $209K $209K $0
Softball 24 $161K $161K $0
Lacrosse 22 $138K $138K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 22 $33K $33K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 21 $33K $33K $0
Swimming & Diving 20 $63K $63K $0
Basketball 17 $138K $138K $0
Volleyball 15 $83K $83K $0
Cross Country 13 $32K $32K $0
Golf 12 $87K $87K $0
Tennis 8 $65K $65K $0
Total 196 $1.2M $1.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 111 $521K $521K $0
Lacrosse 77 $326K $326K $0
Soccer 59 $274K $274K $0
Ice Hockey 57 $441K $441K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 50 $71K $71K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 45 $70K $70K $0
Swimming & Diving 38 $123K $123K $0
Basketball 35 $322K $322K $0
Cross Country 26 $64K $64K $0
Softball 24 $161K $161K $0
Golf 23 $140K $140K $0
Tennis 19 $135K $135K $0
Volleyball 15 $83K $83K $0
Total 509 $4.6M $4.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 54%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 54% 54% 54%
Early Decision 39% 39% 39%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 26%
SAT Range 1190 – 1390
SAT Math Range 590 – 680
SAT RW Range 600 – 710