unitid 146481 · Lake Forest, IL · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Lake Forest College
- enrollment 2023
- 1,898
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
57%
25th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,813
72nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
32%
undergrads on Pell grants
47th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
78%
finish within 150% time
85th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$70,655
86th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$28,673
after aid, aided students
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$61,825
after entry, Title IV students
73rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$26,158
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $19,605 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $59,959
- First-generation students
- 25%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $56,402
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 60 | — | $26,839 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 47 | $57,360 | $27,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 31 | $84,573 | $27,000 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 30 | — | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | 26 | — | $27,000 |
| Economics. | 24 | $73,747 | $27,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 23 | $49,254 | $27,000 |
| Data Analytics. | 21 | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 19 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 18 | $54,722 | $23,250 |
| Political Science and Government. | 18 | $56,287 | $27,000 |
| Sociology and Anthropology. | 17 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.