Division III · Midwest Conference
Lake Forest College Men's Track & Field
Lake Forest, IL · the Foresters · Lake Forest College overview
28
Roster
2024–25 season
$38k
Team budget
14th percentile in Division III
$1,342
Per roster spot
median $1,844
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
59%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Lake Forest College fields a men's track & field team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, well below the median of 50, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $37,595, well below the median of $93k — $1,342 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III men's track & field programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 328 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#283Team budgetof 328 · Division III#255Spend per playerof 328 · Division III#254Roster sizeof 328 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$37,595 for the year
- Operating expenses$18,654 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,342 division median $1,844
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$59,845 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Austin head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school track & field players644,235 2024-25
- Division III roster spots20,348 328 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 32 3.2% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,796undergraduates · 1,818 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →59%admitted · of 4,811 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1365
ACT middle 50%28 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $37,595 $1,343 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $59,845
Cost
Full picture →$29,894net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $54,202
Campus safety
Full picture →2.36violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Lake Forest College
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Men's Track & Field program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions59% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,894 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,796Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.36 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 19 | 67 | $1.2M | 974 | 81% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 20 | 63 | $167k | — | 73% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 13 | $31k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 33 | $63k | — | 93% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 25 | 93 | $235k | — | 76% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 26 | 163 | $272k | — | 84% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 28 | 121 | $319k | — | 73% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 28 | 73 | $306k | 976 | 79% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 28 | 79 | $1.2M | 986 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 28 | 49 | $251k | — | 94% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 30 | 123 | $188k | — | 90% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 31 | 25 | $36k | — | 55% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Midwest Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther College | 120 | $217k | $1,807 | — | vs | |
| Lawrence University | 82 | $176k | $2,151 | — | vs | |
| Illinois College | 90 | $150k | $1,668 | — | vs | |
| Beloit College | 67 | $135k | $2,007 | — | vs | |
| Grinnell College | 48 | $99k | $2,067 | — | vs | |
| Knox College | 37 | $83k | $2,247 | — | vs | |
| Ripon College | 41 | $60k | $1,465 | — | vs | |
| Cornell College | 44 | $50k | $1,138 | — | vs | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) | 34 | $49k | $1,432 | — | vs | |
| Lake Forest College | 28 | $38k | $1,342 | — | vs |
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