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Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL 60045Suburb: LargeUNITID 146481

Private nonprofit 4-yearBaccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences FocusSpecialty: Business 24%Specialty: Social Sciences 15%Specialty: Biology 14%
Undergraduates
1,813
Graduate students
23
Admit rate
57%
Average net price
$28.7k
Graduation rate
78%
Retention rate
90%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$61.8k
Median debt
$26.2k
Student : faculty
13:1
Value score*
40th pct.
Programs offered
37
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
Midwest · East North Central
Setting
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Carnegie
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year, small, highly residential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.