Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
53.6%
2,902 admitted
SAT · 50th
1310
Range 1200–1370
6-yr grad
72.8%
Retention 89.4%
Undergrads
1,786
11.2:1 S-F
Admissions
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53.6%
2,902 admitted
from 5,411 apps
Applications5,411
Overall admit rate53.6%
Enrolled383 · 13.2% yield
Admitted from waitlist27 of 48
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Interview, Talent
Important factorsRigor of HS record
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1310
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1200–1370 · 11.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W600645688
Math590640690
Comp120013101370
ACT
255075
Comp272830
Cost & aid
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$60,204
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$60,204
Fees$952
Room & board$13,546
Books$1,340
Avg need-based grant$53,800
% need met90.0%
Avg debt at graduation$37,595
Academics
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11.2 : 1
student-faculty ratio
89.4% retention
Student-faculty11.2 : 1
Retention89.4%
4-year graduation65.6%
6-year graduation72.8%
Enrollment
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1,786
undergraduates
71 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates1,786
Transfer88
Full-time99%
Female58%
International (freshmen)71
Rankings
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#3
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#326
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#7526
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#23626
NicheBest Colleges in America#27226
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#39026
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#89626
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceMidwest Conference6
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingIllinois colleges13
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Early decisionoffered
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLhttps://www.lakeforest.edu/
Admissions emailadmissions@lakeforest.edu
Admissions phone847-735-5000
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Beloit College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Beloit College WI · Private (nonprofit)70.4%1320—
Knox College IL · Private (nonprofit)77.2%13101K
Illinois Wesleyan University IL · Private (nonprofit)48.5%11801K
Lawrence University WI · Private (nonprofit)63.9%13401K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Lake Forest College

8 years of Lake Forest College's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.