Division III · Midwest Conference
Lake Forest College · Campus
Lake Forest, IL · Suburb · Private · Liberal arts college · the Foresters · Website ↗
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.
Large suburb
Setting
Lake Forest, IL
1,796
Undergraduates
+ 22 graduate students
12:1
Student–faculty
Division III median 12:1
86%
Return for year two
Division III median 79%
52%
From out of state
first-year students
$12k
Food & housing
on campus · median $14k
The place
- SettingLarge suburb Lake Forest, IL
- TypePrivate · Liberal arts college
- CalendarSemester
- Admissions59% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
1,796
Undergraduates 1,796Graduate students 22
Where first-years come from
48%52%
In state 48%Other states 52%
Division III median: 66% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
47%18%18%
White 47%Hispanic 18%Black 3%Asian 6%Two or more 3%International 18%Not reported 3%
- Women57%
- Full-time98% of undergraduates · median 94%
- First-year class425 entered last fall
- Transfers in82 5% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online8% take some classes online
- Registered with disability services30.12% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $12,480 | $3,318 | $15,798 |
| Off campus | $12,480 | $3,318 | $15,798 |
| With family | — | $12,480 | $12,480 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division III median for on-campus food and housing is $13,820. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCNot offered
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportNot reported
- Campus safety2.36 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page lower half for safety in Division III
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · Master's · majors
Division III campuses
39%30%23%
City 39%Suburb 30%Town 23%Rural 8%
21% of the 421 Division III schools are public; the median has 1,854 undergraduates and a 12:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
Among Division III schools; every list Lake Forest College is on.
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