Lake Forest College

Lake Forest College is a private, nonprofit school located in the suburban setting of Lake Forest, IL, less than an hour from Chicago.

Founded in 1857, Lake Forest College currently enrolls around 1,583 students a year, including 1,558 undergrads. The institution runs on a semester academic calendar.

Lake Forest College's endowment was valued at $85,812,665 in 2021. The school spends $12,460 for each full-time student enrolled.

Admissions Facts About Lake Forest College

Acceptance rate: 58%

Average GPA: 3.71

Mean ACT score: 26

Early Decision or Early Action: Yes/Yes

2022 Regular Decision Deadline: February 15

2022 Regular Decision Notification Date: November 1

What is Lake Forest College's acceptance rate?

Admission to Lake Forest College is moderately difficult. Around 58 percent of all applicants to Lake Forest College are accepted each year.

The average high school GPA for a student at Lake Forest College is 3.71 on a 4.0 scale. The mean ACT scores is 26.

In 2021, 0 applicants were waitlisted and 0 students were ultimating offered a spot off the waitlist.

Is Lake Forest College a good school?

The definition of a "good school" is different for different people. Admissions difficulty and admitted student statistics can give you a sense of how competitive a school is, but they don't say much about the quality of the education or the student experience. There are a few statistics that can give you a good idea of how satisfied students are and how well a school supports its students.

Retention, graduation, and job placement statistics all give valuable information about the quality of the student experience, before and after graduation.

Retention and graduation rates

Out of the 412 students who started at Lake Forest College as first-time freshman, 285 graduate within four years.

Lake Forest College's six-year graduation for undergrads is 75 percent. The average six-year graduation rate for U.S. colleges and universities is 61 percent for public schools, and 67 percent for private, non-profit schools.

Job outcomes and student debt

Job placement rates after graduation, average starting salaries, and the debt students graduate with can all give important clues about the value of a degree from a specific school. The average student debt for graduates in the class of 2021 was around $33,905 per student, not including those with no debt. For context, compare this number with the average national debt, which is around $36,000 per borrower.

Based on this information, how does Lake Forest College sound? Remember, a school that is perfect for one person may not be the right school for someone else! So the real question to ask yourself: is Lake Forest College a good school for YOU?

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