SCHOOLS / LAKE FOREST COLLEGE

Lake Forest College

LAKE FOREST, ILIPEDS 146481CARNEGIE CLASS 21
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,230
Median1,300
75th1,400
§ 16% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th28
Median30
75th32
§ 10% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE n/aSAT SUBMIT 16%ACT SUBMIT 10%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

Early Decision offered
Seats left after ED0of 0 enrolled first-year seats
Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.
§ Wait list attrition

72% joined after being offered a spot. 72% of students who joined were admitted.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot75
Accepted a wait-list spot54
Admitted from wait list39
Joined after being offered72%
Admitted after joining72%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Considered. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients81Average no-need grant reported; recipient count not reported
Avg no-need grant$33,950H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$28,673Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $32,751.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio13EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
3043ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate57%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
5356ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
415ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
415ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate14%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile28ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile30ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile32ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate10%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile600ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile670ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile713ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile590ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile650ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile680ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate16%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded417DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded0DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded15DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$902COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$55,500COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$902COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$55,500COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$73,500DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$73,500DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment1793DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment23DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment21DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment1837DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment1814DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate100%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$6,633SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$6,994SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,556SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate30%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate70%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate30%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityLake ForestHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringMaster's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameLake Forest CollegeHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category1,000 - 4,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleSuburb: LargeHD2024.LOCALE
StateIllinoisHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years70%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years77%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years78%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate90%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time78%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate100%EF2022D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate16%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$61,825
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
78%
6-year completion
Average net price
$28,673
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$26,158
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$41,213$41k
MEDIAN
$61,825$62k
P75
$88,777$89k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$19,605
$30,001 – $48,000
$20,210
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$21,481
$75,001 – $110,000
$26,055
$110,001 and up
$35,341
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
70%
6-yr grad
78%
8-yr grad
78%
Retention
90%
Pell grad
76%
Transfer
16%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.