Division III · Midwest Conference
Lake Forest College Women's Basketball
Lake Forest, IL · the Foresters · Lake Forest College overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$138k
Team budget
27th percentile in Division III
$8,141
Per roster spot
median $10,634
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
59%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Lake Forest College fields a women's basketball team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $138,398, below the median of $172k — $8,141 per roster spot, lower half of Division III women's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 401 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#293Team budgetof 401 · Division III#297Spend per playerof 401 · Division III#133Roster sizeof 401 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$138,398 for the year
- Operating expenses$43,038 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,141 division median $10,634
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$34,652 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John McGinty 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 basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division III roster spots6,663 401 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 53 1.9% 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%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $138,398 $8,141 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $34,652
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
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.
Women's Basketball program17 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
Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 16 | 16 | $5.9M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 19 | 15 | $3.6M | 989 | 81% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 20 | 18 | $255k | — | 73% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 14 | $151k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 13 | $165k | — | 93% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 25 | 22 | $214k | — | 76% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 26 | 22 | $160k | — | 84% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 28 | 12 | $461k | — | 73% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 28 | 15 | $2.6M | 977 | 79% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 28 | 16 | $5.5M | 1000 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 28 | 16 | $648k | — | 94% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 30 | 11 | $290k | — | 90% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Midwest Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell College | 17 | $312k | $18,372 | — | vs | |
| Illinois College | 20 | $209k | $10,434 | — | vs | |
| Lawrence University | 18 | $203k | $11,251 | — | vs | |
| Knox College | 13 | $171k | $13,187 | — | vs | |
| Ripon College | 21 | $154k | $7,333 | — | vs | |
| Luther College | 19 | $153k | $8,060 | — | vs | |
| Grinnell College | 16 | $143k | $8,923 | — | vs | |
| Lake Forest College | 17 | $138k | $8,141 | — | vs | |
| Beloit College | 16 | $97k | $6,051 | — | vs | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) | 13 | $89k | $6,833 | — | vs |
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