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Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL · Private (nonprofit) · 1,813 students · mostly bachelor degrees
171st-cheapest of 180 Illinois colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$28,673
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$70,655
Graduation rate
78%
Admission rate
57%
Median graduate earnings
$61,825
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$26,158
Average SAT
1343
Median ACT
29
Pell grant recipients
32%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
37 programsFinance, General · Bachelor's Degree31 grads/yr$98,583Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$77,554Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree47 grads/yr$74,632Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$64,580Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$61,770English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$58,901Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree0 grads/yr$54,270Social Sciences, Other · Bachelor's Degree0 grads/yr$53,438French Language and Literature · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$52,598Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$48,287
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.