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
32.3%
Racial/Ethnic
White
47%
International
20%
Hispanic
18%
Asian
6%
Mixed
4%
Black
3%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 41.9% 41.9%
2012 Men: 41.8% 41.8%
2013 Men: 45.7% 45.7%
2014 Men: 42.1% 42.1%
2015 Men: 43.6% 43.6%
2016 Men: 39.1% 39.1%
2017 Men: 45.9% 45.9%
2018 Men: 44.5% 44.5%
2019 Men: 44.6% 44.6%
2020 Men: 38.7% 38.7%
2021 Men: 48.0% 48.0%
2022 Men: 42.0% 42.0%
2023 Men: 44.2% 44.2%
2024 Men: 41.7% 41.7%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2013 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2011 Asian: 3.4% 3.4%
2012 Asian: 6.7% 6.7%
2013 Asian: 2.8% 2.8%
2014 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2015 Asian: 3.4% 3.4%
2016 Asian: 5.2% 5.2%
2017 Asian: 3.2% 3.2%
2018 Asian: 5.8% 5.8%
2019 Asian: 5.0% 5.0%
2020 Asian: 6.8% 6.8%
2021 Asian: 3.7% 3.7%
2022 Asian: 6.7% 6.7%
2023 Asian: 7.0% 7.0%
2024 Asian: 5.9% 5.9%
2011 Black: 6.4% 6.4%
2012 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2013 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2014 Black: 7.7% 7.7%
2015 Black: 6.2% 6.2%
2016 Black: 9.5% 9.5%
2017 Black: 7.1% 7.1%
2018 Black: 6.5% 6.5%
2019 Black: 6.8% 6.8%
2020 Black: 7.8% 7.8%
2021 Black: 7.0% 7.0%
2022 Black: 5.0% 5.0%
2023 Black: 4.2% 4.2%
2024 Black: 5.7% 5.7%
2011 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1%
2012 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7%
2013 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3%
2014 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2015 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6%
2016 Hispanic: 16.2% 16.2%
2017 Hispanic: 12.8% 12.8%
2018 Hispanic: 12.7% 12.7%
2019 Hispanic: 17.8% 17.8%
2020 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7%
2021 Hispanic: 18.3% 18.3%
2022 Hispanic: 11.7% 11.7%
2023 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0%
2024 Hispanic: 13.7% 13.7%
2011 White: 77.1% 77.1%
2012 White: 78.5% 78.5%
2013 White: 76.7% 76.7%
2014 White: 69.0% 69.0%
2015 White: 70.1% 70.1%
2016 White: 57.7% 57.7%
2017 White: 55.2% 55.2%
2018 White: 58.2% 58.2%
2019 White: 55.0% 55.0%
2020 White: 55.6% 55.6%
2021 White: 55.9% 55.9%
2022 White: 61.9% 61.9%
2023 White: 58.6% 58.6%
2024 White: 54.5% 54.5%
2011 International: 6.7% 6.7%
2012 International: 5.7% 5.7%
2013 International: 10.4% 10.4%
2014 International: 12.2% 12.2%
2015 International: 9.3% 9.3%
2016 International: 8.2% 8.2%
2017 International: 13.5% 13.5%
2018 International: 10.1% 10.1%
2019 International: 6.0% 6.0%
2020 International: 6.8% 6.8%
2021 International: 8.1% 8.1%
2022 International: 6.9% 6.9%
2023 International: 7.3% 7.3%
2024 International: 13.2% 13.2%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2020 Asian: 5.0% 5.0%
2021 Asian: 5.2% 5.2%
2022 Asian: 5.6% 5.6%
2023 Asian: 6.1% 6.1%
2024 Asian: 6.3% 6.3%
2025 Asian: 6.3% 6.3%
2020 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2021 Black: 4.5% 4.5%
2022 Black: 4.0% 4.0%
2023 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2024 Black: 3.4% 3.4%
2025 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2020 Hispanic: 14.6% 14.6%
2021 Hispanic: 17.2% 17.2%
2022 Hispanic: 18.0% 18.0%
2023 Hispanic: 20.2% 20.2%
2024 Hispanic: 18.9% 18.9%
2025 Hispanic: 18.1% 18.1%
2020 White: 55.2% 55.2%
2021 White: 49.4% 49.4%
2022 White: 48.1% 48.1%
2023 White: 47.5% 47.5%
2024 White: 46.5% 46.5%
2025 White: 46.8% 46.8%
2020 International: 10.9% 10.9%
2021 International: 13.6% 13.6%
2022 International: 15.9% 15.9%
2023 International: 15.9% 15.9%
2024 International: 18.2% 18.2%
2025 International: 19.8% 19.8%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Lake Forest College
434
45% / 55%
18%
$59,924
34
94%
Computer Science
21 +7
86% / 14%
19%
$75,173
72
100%
Computer and Information Sciences
9 +1
56% / 44%
44%
$81,328
80
—
Data Analytics
10 +10
50% / 50%
50%
$83,805
83
—
Chemistry
8 +2
25% / 75%
0%
$62,609
42
—
Mathematics
4 +1
75% / 25%
0%
$72,745
67
—
Physics
8 +3
75% / 25%
25%
$74,302
70
—
Statistics
3 +6
33% / 67%
67%
$78,877
77
—
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
8 +1
50% / 50%
25%
$57,170
26
—
Biology
35 +6
43% / 57%
9%
$47,082
7
96%
Neuroscience
19 +3
26% / 74%
37%
$55,700
22
—
Environmental Studies
13 +4
31% / 69%
15%
$39,038
3
95%
Economics
28 +7
50% / 50%
75%
$73,120
68
100%
Finance
30 +2
70% / 30%
10%
$83,877
83
96%
General Business
74 +12
54% / 46%
3%
$56,888
26
88%
African American Studies
2 +2
50% / 50%
0%
$51,297
13
—
American Studies
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Area Studies
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Asian Studies
2 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$51,226
12
—
Communication
20 +4
35% / 65%
10%
$67,693
56
94%
English
12 +1
25% / 75%
0%
$54,298
19
92%
French
1 +3
0% / 100%
0%
$48,877
9
91%
History
15 +8
53% / 47%
0%
$51,423
13
—
International Affairs
9 +7
22% / 78%
56%
$53,831
18
—
Latin American Studies
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Liberal Studies
5 —
60% / 40%
20%
$51,867
14
—
Philosophy
3 +5
33% / 67%
33%
$50,170
11
—
Political Science
13 +2
62% / 38%
15%
$55,809
22
100%
Psychology
48 +11
17% / 83%
17%
$51,203
12
—
Religious Studies
2 +2
100% / 0%
0%
$52,210
14
—
Sociology and Anthropology
14 +6
14% / 86%
14%
$51,171
12
—
Spanish
3 +14
0% / 100%
0%
$48,877
9
91%
Education
3 +2
67% / 33%
0%
$51,945
14
—
Art
4 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$40,901
3
—
Art History
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$41,048
3
—
Music
3 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$40,573
3
—
Music Teacher Education
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$53,698
17
—
Theater
— —
—
—
$37,524
2
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$57,965
ROI Percentile
34th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
90%
4-Year Graduation Rate
70%
6-Year Graduation Rate
78%
Transfer-Out Rate
16%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 68.2% 68.2%
2012 Graduated: 70.5% 70.5%
2013 Graduated: 63.8% 63.8%
2014 Graduated: 73.0% 73.0%
2015 Graduated: 72.3% 72.3%
2016 Graduated: 69.9% 69.9%
2017 Graduated: 72.4% 72.4%
2018 Graduated: 69.2% 69.2%
2019 Graduated: 76.9% 76.9%
2020 Graduated: 75.2% 75.2%
2021 Graduated: 73.0% 73.0%
2022 Graduated: 77.8% 77.8%
2023 Graduated: 70.4% 70.4%
2024 Graduated: 77.8% 77.8%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 61.5% 61.5%
2012 Men: 65.4% 65.4%
2013 Men: 61.3% 61.3%
2014 Men: 66.2% 66.2%
2015 Men: 64.5% 64.5%
2016 Men: 68.3% 68.3%
2017 Men: 67.6% 67.6%
2018 Men: 60.9% 60.9%
2019 Men: 75.7% 75.7%
2020 Men: 69.1% 69.1%
2021 Men: 70.3% 70.3%
2022 Men: 72.3% 72.3%
2023 Men: 68.5% 68.5%
2024 Men: 68.6% 68.6%
2011 Women: 73.3% 73.3%
2012 Women: 74.1% 74.1%
2013 Women: 65.4% 65.4%
2014 Women: 78.0% 78.0%
2015 Women: 77.5% 77.5%
2016 Women: 71.0% 71.0%
2017 Women: 75.8% 75.8%
2018 Women: 75.2% 75.2%
2019 Women: 77.9% 77.9%
2020 Women: 79.7% 79.7%
2021 Women: 75.1% 75.1%
2022 Women: 81.3% 81.3%
2023 Women: 72.1% 72.1%
2024 Women: 85.4% 85.4%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2012 Asian: 76.9% 76.9%
2013 Asian: 80.0% 80.0%
2014 Asian: 60.0% 60.0%
2015 Asian: 58.3% 58.3%
2016 Asian: 90.5% 90.5%
2017 Asian: 61.5% 61.5%
2018 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2019 Asian: 85.0% 85.0%
2020 Asian: 82.1% 82.1%
2021 Asian: 61.5% 61.5%
2022 Asian: 79.2% 79.2%
2023 Asian: 68.0% 68.0%
2024 Asian: 82.6% 82.6%
2011 Black: 73.9% 73.9%
2012 Black: 75.0% 75.0%
2013 Black: 30.0% 30.0%
2014 Black: 69.0% 69.0%
2015 Black: 72.7% 72.7%
2016 Black: 55.3% 55.3%
2017 Black: 72.4% 72.4%
2018 Black: 63.0% 63.0%
2019 Black: 70.4% 70.4%
2020 Black: 78.1% 78.1%
2021 Black: 68.0% 68.0%
2022 Black: 83.3% 83.3%
2023 Black: 60.0% 60.0%
2024 Black: 72.7% 72.7%
2011 Hispanic: 59.1% 59.1%
2012 Hispanic: 63.6% 63.6%
2013 Hispanic: 52.6% 52.6%
2014 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4%
2015 Hispanic: 82.4% 82.4%
2016 Hispanic: 64.6% 64.6%
2017 Hispanic: 73.1% 73.1%
2018 Hispanic: 79.2% 79.2%
2019 Hispanic: 80.3% 80.3%
2020 Hispanic: 65.2% 65.2%
2021 Hispanic: 69.2% 69.2%
2022 Hispanic: 78.6% 78.6%
2023 Hispanic: 63.0% 63.0%
2024 Hispanic: 75.5% 75.5%
2011 White: 67.0% 67.0%
2012 White: 69.0% 69.0%
2013 White: 63.0% 63.0%
2014 White: 71.6% 71.6%
2015 White: 68.5% 68.5%
2016 White: 70.3% 70.3%
2017 White: 69.2% 69.2%
2018 White: 65.3% 65.3%
2019 White: 76.7% 76.7%
2020 White: 78.2% 78.2%
2021 White: 73.9% 73.9%
2022 White: 79.8% 79.8%
2023 White: 69.7% 69.7%
2024 White: 76.8% 76.8%
2011 International: 79.2% 79.2%
2012 International: 86.4% 86.4%
2013 International: 81.1% 81.1%
2014 International: 84.8% 84.8%
2015 International: 90.9% 90.9%
2016 International: 78.8% 78.8%
2017 International: 85.5% 85.5%
2018 International: 76.2% 76.2%
2019 International: 87.5% 87.5%
2020 International: 71.4% 71.4%
2021 International: 82.8% 82.8%
2022 International: 68.0% 68.0%
2023 International: 88.5% 88.5%
2024 International: 88.2% 88.2%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
35.0%
152
30% / 70%
14%
$54,200
18
95%
Business & Economics
30.4%
132
57% / 43%
20%
$66,465
53
93%
Life & Natural Sciences
14.3%
62
39% / 61%
19%
$51,025
12
96%
Computer Science
9.2%
40
70% / 30%
32%
$78,716
77
100%
Physical Sciences & Math
5.3%
23
52% / 48%
17%
$70,561
63
—
Agriculture & Food Science
3.0%
13
31% / 69%
15%
$39,038
3
95%
Arts
2.1%
9
44% / 56%
0%
$42,230
4
—
Education
0.7%
3
67% / 33%
0%
$51,945
14
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
54%
Yield (Unbound)
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%
Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.
Acceptance & Yield
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 53.5% 53.5%
2012 Acceptance: 56.9% 56.9%
2013 Acceptance: 57.3% 57.3%
2014 Acceptance: 55.2% 55.2%
2015 Acceptance: 55.0% 55.0%
2016 Acceptance: 56.9% 56.9%
2017 Acceptance: 53.0% 53.0%
2018 Acceptance: 57.9% 57.9%
2019 Acceptance: 55.2% 55.2%
2020 Acceptance: 57.6% 57.6%
2021 Acceptance: 64.4% 64.4%
2022 Acceptance: 59.7% 59.7%
2023 Acceptance: 59.4% 59.4%
2024 Acceptance: 56.8% 56.8%
2011 Yield: 23.7% 23.7%
2012 Yield: 21.0% 21.0%
2013 Yield: 19.1% 19.1%
2014 Yield: 21.8% 21.8%
2015 Yield: 19.3% 19.3%
2016 Yield: 15.1% 15.1%
2017 Yield: 15.7% 15.7%
2018 Yield: 16.2% 16.2%
2019 Yield: 14.5% 14.5%
2020 Yield: 15.0% 15.0%
2021 Yield: 14.9% 14.9%
2022 Yield: 16.0% 16.0%
2023 Yield: 14.9% 14.9%
2024 Yield: 13.6% 13.6%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 3,198 3,198
2012 Applicants: 3,479 3,479
2013 Applicants: 3,684 3,684
2014 Applicants: 3,451 3,451
2015 Applicants: 3,373 3,373
2016 Applicants: 4,227 4,227
2017 Applicants: 4,303 4,303
2018 Applicants: 4,147 4,147
2019 Applicants: 4,739 4,739
2020 Applicants: 4,482 4,482
2021 Applicants: 4,358 4,358
2022 Applicants: 4,665 4,665
2023 Applicants: 4,811 4,811
2024 Applicants: 5,356 5,356
2011 Admitted: 1,711 1,711
2012 Admitted: 1,981 1,981
2013 Admitted: 2,110 2,110
2014 Admitted: 1,905 1,905
2015 Admitted: 1,855 1,855
2016 Admitted: 2,407 2,407
2017 Admitted: 2,280 2,280
2018 Admitted: 2,402 2,402
2019 Admitted: 2,616 2,616
2020 Admitted: 2,582 2,582
2021 Admitted: 2,808 2,808
2022 Admitted: 2,786 2,786
2023 Admitted: 2,858 2,858
2024 Admitted: 3,043 3,043
2011 Enrolled: 406 406
2012 Enrolled: 416 416
2013 Enrolled: 403 403
2014 Enrolled: 416 416
2015 Enrolled: 358 358
2016 Enrolled: 363 363
2017 Enrolled: 357 357
2018 Enrolled: 389 389
2019 Enrolled: 379 379
2020 Enrolled: 388 388
2021 Enrolled: 417 417
2022 Enrolled: 445 445
2023 Enrolled: 425 425
2024 Enrolled: 415 415
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
26%
SAT Range
1190
–
1390
SAT Math Range
590
–
680
SAT RW Range
600
–
710
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 25th: 1020 1020
2021 25th: 1130 1130
2022 25th: 1153 1153
2023 25th: 1170 1170
2024 25th: 1190 1190
2013 75th: 1240 1240
2021 75th: 1345 1345
2022 75th: 1340 1340
2023 75th: 1365 1365
2024 75th: 1393 1393
SAT Math
500
550
600
650
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 25th: 510 510
2021 25th: 560 560
2022 25th: 563 563
2023 25th: 580 580
2024 25th: 590 590
2013 75th: 620 620
2021 75th: 680 680
2022 75th: 670 670
2023 75th: 680 680
2024 75th: 680 680
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 25th: 510 510
2021 25th: 570 570
2022 25th: 590 590
2023 25th: 590 590
2024 25th: 600 600
2013 75th: 620 620
2021 75th: 665 665
2022 75th: 670 670
2023 75th: 685 685
2024 75th: 713 713
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 41.0% 41.0%
2022 Submitted: 29.0% 29.0%
2023 Submitted: 27.0% 27.0%
2024 Submitted: 26.0% 26.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
