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Lake Forest College

Lake Forest College
555 North Sheridan Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045


Fax number: (847) 735-6271
Website: https://www.lakeforest.edu/
Screen last updated on: January 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,727
Full-time undergraduates: 1,685
Part-time undergraduates: 41
Total graduate students: 26
Full-time graduate students: 13
Part-time graduate students: 13
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
20.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
47.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
15.4% Nonresident Alien
3.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

Lake Forest College
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 107 acres
Nearest major city: Chicago

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 97%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 69%
Percent of students who live off campus: 31%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 400
Other computer facilities/services: file storage
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Athletic Council; United Black Association; Student Programming Board; Future Health Professionals; Umoja

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's archery  
Men's cheerleading  
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's equestrian sports  
Men's fencing  
Men's football NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's rugby  
Men's sailing  
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's water polo  
Women's archery  
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cheerleading  
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's fencing  
Women's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's rugby  
Women's sailing  
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's water polo  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; basketball; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: O'Hare International

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 69% within six months of graduation

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