Division III · Midwest Conference
Lake Forest College Women's Track & Field
Lake Forest, IL · the Foresters · Lake Forest College overview
22
Roster
2024–25 season
$34k
Team budget
14th percentile in Division III
$1,527
Per roster spot
median $2,075
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
59%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Lake Forest College fields a women's track & field team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, well below the median of 39, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $33,598, well below the median of $84k — $1,527 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III women's track & field programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 338 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#291Team budgetof 338 · Division III#259Spend per playerof 338 · Division III#253Roster sizeof 338 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$33,598 for the year
- Operating expenses$14,657 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,527 division median $2,075
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 players513,808 2024-25
- Division III roster spots16,927 338 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 30 3.3% 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 Track & Field
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $33,598 $1,527 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 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
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Women's Track & Field program22 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 Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 16 | — | — | — | 7% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 19 | 62 | $1.2M | 997 | 81% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 20 | 45 | $180k | — | 73% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 23 | $39k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 24 | $61k | — | 93% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 25 | 124 | $262k | — | 76% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 26 | 139 | $335k | — | 84% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 28 | 69 | $322k | — | 73% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 28 | 76 | $337k | 994 | 79% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 28 | 75 | $1.4M | 999 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 28 | 36 | $252k | — | 94% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 30 | 107 | $172k | — | 90% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Midwest Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther College | 73 | $195k | $2,676 | — | vs | |
| Lawrence University | 75 | $162k | $2,161 | — | vs | |
| Illinois College | 61 | $136k | $2,232 | — | vs | |
| Beloit College | 61 | $127k | $2,077 | — | vs | |
| Grinnell College | 42 | $97k | $2,300 | — | vs | |
| Knox College | 16 | $85k | $5,322 | — | vs | |
| Ripon College | 30 | $54k | $1,809 | — | vs | |
| Cornell College | 26 | $50k | $1,926 | — | vs | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) | 20 | $48k | $2,407 | — | vs | |
| Lake Forest College | 22 | $34k | $1,527 | — | vs |
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