Lake Forest College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Lake Forest College is a private liberal arts college in Lake Forest, IL (suburb setting), with 1,796 undergraduates (57% women). It admitted 59% of 4,811 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1170–1365 on the SAT and 28–31 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $71,350 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $29,894 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 70% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, biological sciences, social sciences. The campus reported 2.36 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Lake Forest College ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $54,202
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Lake Forest College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Lake Forest College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Midwest Conference | 27 | — | 5 | $126k | $4,683 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Midwest Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $184k | $10,203 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Midwest Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $138k | $8,141 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Midwest Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $32k | $2,482 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Midwest Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $32k | $2,482 | — | |
| Football | Midwest Conference | 111 | — | 1 | $521k | $4,695 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Midwest Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $52k | $4,766 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 12 | — | 3 | $88k | $7,326 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | 33 | — | 1 | $232k | $7,029 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Women's Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | 24 | — | 1 | $210k | $8,740 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 55 | — | 1 | $188k | $3,424 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $139k | $6,297 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Midwest Conference | 32 | — | 1 | $148k | $4,632 | — | |
| Softball | Midwest Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $162k | $6,745 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Midwest Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $61k | $3,364 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Midwest Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $63k | $3,154 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Midwest Conference | 11 | — | 2 | $70k | $6,342 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Midwest Conference | 8 | — | 2 | $66k | $8,209 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Midwest Conference | 28 | — | 1 | $38k | $1,342 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Midwest Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $34k | $1,527 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Midwest Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $83k | $5,565 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.