Lake Forest College

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2016 Undergraduate Tuition

$43,392

3.51% growth from 2015

2016 Average Net Price

$24,478

After Financial Aid

2015 Student Loan

2.37%

Default Rate

2016 Acceptance Rate

56.9%

4,227 Applicants

2016 Enrolled Students

1,578

97.4% Full-Time

2016 Graduation Rate

69.9%

281 Graduates

About

Costs

Admissions

Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

Lake Forest College is a higher education institution located in Lake County, IL. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Lake Forest College were General Biological Sciences (52 degrees awarded), Speech Communication & Rhetoric (40 degrees), and General Finance (39 degrees).

In 2016, 490 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Lake Forest College. 64.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 35.5% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (277 degrees), 3.55 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (78 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Lake Forest College is $43,392, which is $18,977 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($24,415).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Lake Forest College is $43,392, which is $18,977 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($24,415).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $24,478.

In 2016, 96% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 77% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$43,392

2016 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2016, the cost of tuition at Lake Forest College was $43,392. The cost of tuition at Lake Forest College is $18,977 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($24,415).

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Average Net Price

$24,478

2016 Value

2.67%

1 Year Growth

In 2016 Lake Forest College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $24,478. Between 2015 and 2016, the average net price of Lake Forest College grew by 2.67%.

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Other Student Expenses

$9,570

Room and Board

$1,000

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Lake Forest College was of $9,570 in 2016. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,000. The cost of room and board increased by 0.949% between 2015 and 2016. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

96%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

77%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

96% of undergraduate students at Lake Forest College received grants or loans in 2016. This represents a decline of 1.03% with respect to 2015, when 97% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2.37%

2015 Default Rate

9

Number of Defaults

In 2015 the default rate for borrower's at Lake Forest College was 2.37%, which represents 9 out of the 379 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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Admissions

Lake Forest College received 4,227 undergraduate applications in 2016, which represents a 25.3% annual growth. Out of those 4,227 applicants, 2,407 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 56.9% acceptance rate.

There were 1,578 students enrolled at Lake Forest College in 2016, and N/A% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Lake Forest College has an overall enrollment yield of 15.1%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

56.9%

Acceptance Rate in 2016

2,407

Accepted Out of 4,227

In 2016, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Lake Forest College was 56.9% (2,407 admissions from 4,227 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2015, which was 55%. Between 2015 and 2016, the number of applicants grew by 25.3%, while admissions grew by 29.8%.

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SAT Scores

N/A%

Submission Percentage

N/A

Scores Submitted

N/A% of enrolled first-time students at Lake Forest College in 2016 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Lake Forest College has a total enrollment of 1,578 students. The full-time enrollment at Lake Forest College is 1,537 students and the part-time enrollment is 41. This means that 97.4% of students enrolled at Lake Forest College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Lake Forest College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 56.9% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.77% Black or African American, 5.39% Asian, 3.42% Two or More Races, 0.317% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Lake Forest College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Female (32.6%), followed by White Male (24.8%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (10.2%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority White Female (46.2%), followed by White Male (23.1%) and Two or More Races Male (15.4%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

97.4%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Lake Forest College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,578 students. The full-time enrollment at Lake Forest College is 1,537 and the part-time enrollment is 41. This means that 97.4% of students enrolled at Lake Forest College are enrolled full-time compared with 81% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

83%

2016 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Lake Forest College was 83%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (74%), Lake Forest College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    898

  2. Hispanic or Latino

    246

  3. Black or African American

    91

The enrolled student population at Lake Forest College is 56.9% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.77% Black or African American, 5.39% Asian, 3.42% Two or More Races, 0.317% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 55.6% White, 14% Black or African American, and 12.4% Hispanic or Latino.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 82 students (5.2%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2016, 142 more women than men received degrees from Lake Forest College. The majority of degree recipients at Lake Forest College are white (277 degrees awarded). There were 3.55 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (78 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Lake Forest College is General Biological Sciences (52 degrees awarded), followed by Speech Communication & Rhetoric (40 degrees) and General Finance (39 degrees).

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Lake Forest College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Philosophy and Religious Studies (14 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (30 degrees), and Natural Resources & Conservation (14 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Physicians & surgeons

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Lake Forest College are Physicians & surgeons (423,123 people), Miscellaneous managers (370,290 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (334,734 people), Postsecondary teachers (246,871 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (246,163 people).

The most specialized majors at Lake Forest College are Philosophy and Religious Studies (14 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (30 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (14 degrees), Social Sciences (101 degrees), and Biology (72 degrees).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Real estate brokers & sales agents

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Lake Forest College are Real estate brokers & sales agents, Physicians & surgeons, Sales engineers, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Aircraft pilots & flight engineers

The most specialized majors at Lake Forest College are Philosophy and Religious Studies (14 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (30 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (14 degrees), Social Sciences (101 degrees), and Biology (72 degrees).

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Common Industries by Major

Hospitals

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Lake Forest College are Hospitals (570,632 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (495,895 people), Elementary & secondary schools (450,512 people), Legal services (271,154 people), and Justice, public order, & safety activities (185,108 people).

The most specialized majors at Lake Forest College are Philosophy and Religious Studies (14 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (30 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (14 degrees), Social Sciences (101 degrees), and Biology (72 degrees).

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Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Lake Forest College.

Most Common

  1. General Biological Sciences

    52 degrees awarded

  2. Speech Communication & Rhetoric

    40 degrees awarded

  3. General Finance

    39 degrees awarded

In 2016, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Lake Forest College was General Biological Sciences with 52 degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 174

  2. 316

In 2016, 174 degrees were awarded to men at Lake Forest College, which is 0.551 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (316).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2016, 23 degrees were awarded to men at Lake Forest College in General Finance, which is 1.44 times more than the 16 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2016, 37 degrees were awarded to women at Lake Forest College in General Biological Sciences, which is 2.47 times more than the 15 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

64%

100% Completion Time

73%

150% Completion Time

In 2016, 64% of students graduating from Lake Forest College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 73% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 73% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Lake Forest College is Male and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (67.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0% of graduates (0 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    277 degrees awarded

  2. Hispanic or Latino

    78 degrees awarded

  3. Black or African American

    29 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Lake Forest College is white (277 degrees awarded). There were 3.55 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (78 degrees).

3.27% of degree recipients (16 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Female

    174 degrees awarded

  2. White Male

    103 degrees awarded

  3. Hispanic or Latino Female

    60 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Lake Forest College is white female (174 degrees awarded). There were 1.69 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (103 degrees).

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Operations

Lake Forest College has an endowment valued at nearly $88.6M, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $9.01M (10.2%), compared to the 2.13% average return ($717k on $33.6M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2015, Lake Forest College had a total expenditure of $55.3M. Of that $55.3M, they spent $22.8M on salaries and $55.3M on benefits.

Lake Forest College employs 32 Associate professors, 31 Assistant professors, and 25 Professors. Most academics at Lake Forest College are Male Professors (19), Male Associate professors(16), and Female Associate professors (16).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Lake Forest College are: Management, with 40 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 29 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 24 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$88.6M

2015 Endowment

6.39%

growth from 2014

Lake Forest College has an endowment valued at about $88.6M, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The endowment of Lake Forest College grew 6.39% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $55M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $962k - Federal

  2. $804k - State

  3. $8.7k - Local

As of 2015, Lake Forest College received $962k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $804k from state grants and contracts, and $8.7k from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Primary Expenses

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$22.8M

Salary Expenditure

$55.3M

Benefits Expenditure

In 2015, Lake Forest College had a total expenditure of $55.3M. Of that $55.3M, they spent $22.8M on salaries and $55.3M on benefits.

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Expenditure by Category

This tree map shows all of the primary expenses of Research at Lake Forest College as a share of total expenditure.

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Salary Expenditure

$22.8M

2015 Salaries

2.84%

growth from 2014

In 2015, Lake Forest College paid a median of $22.8M in salaries, which represents 41.3% of their overall expenditure ($55.3M) and a 2.84% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 2.28% growth from 2013 and a 4.6% growth from 2012.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 13.3M (38.4% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$7.51M

Instructional Salaries

98

Number of Employees

In 2015, Lake Forest College paid a total of $7.51M to 98 employees working as instructors, which represents 32.9% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.52M (34%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

32 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

40 Employees

In 2016, the most common positions for instructional staff at Lake Forest College were Associate professor with 32 employees; Assistant professor with 31 employees; and Assistant professor with 25 employees.

In 2016, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Lake Forest College were Management with 40 employees; Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 29 employees; and Office and Administrative Support with 24 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

  1. Male Professor

  2. Male Associate professor

  3. Female Associate professor

In 2016, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Lake Forest College was Male Professor with 19 employees, Male Associate professor with 16 employees, and Female Associate professor with 16 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Lake Forest College.

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