A Lake Forest education is…
Everything comes next.
Start a career, apply to grad school, change the world. Or all of the above. How you get an edge »
A Lake Forest education is about your future.
So graduate with an edge.
Inspiring faculty, a rigorous curriculum, broad internship and research programs, and great opportunities to develop strong leadership skills give Lake Forest students a big edge on life after college. View our CareerFinder »
Learn more about life after Lake Forest.
Spotlight: Environmental Studies
Exploring Ravine Gardens: where’s a better place to gather samples? Real-world experience at Lake Forest »
Real-world experience is all around you.
No course at Lake Forest is limited to the walls of the classroom.
Through research, seminars, class trips, and internships, students learn to apply textbook theory to the real world - including the boardroom, the laboratory, and all the places where careers take hold.
An environmental studies class gets a first-hand look at the ecosystem of Lake County.
Access to internships, alumni, concerts, and deep-dish pizza.
The Lake Forest experience isn’t complete without Chicago. Chicago Connections »
A Lake Forest education is connected to Chicago.
Chicago expands the college experience beyond our campus.
It's why we attract top faculty scholars and intellectually curious students who want to explore the resources of a global metropolis. Lake Forest is the only liberal arts college with such deep connections to a major urban area.
Anthropology students conduct field research at Wrigley Field.
Of course they know your name.
Faculty-student collaboration is an essential part of the Lake Forest experience. Meet our faculty »
A Lake Forest education is face-to-face.
Faculty-student collaboration
Our faculty are teachers and mentors who are personally interested in your success. With small class sizes and no teaching assistants, our students work face to face with faculty scholars who are experts in their field. (And after Spanish class, it’s tapas at Professor Barr’s house.) View all majors and minors »
Students get plenty of face time here with a faculty to student ratio of 12 to 1.
Individuality and equality are built into our history.
Our community reflects the world around us—and has for over 150 years. Diversity at Lake Forest »
A Lake Forest education is diverse by design.
A welcoming history...
Lake Forest was founded on the belief that both women and men deserved a seat in the classroom – a radical notion for the mid-1800’s.
Today you’ll find an intentionally diverse campus where cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic differences are explored in and out of the classroom.
Students visit the Chicago Cultural Center on a fall afternoon.
Mud Olympics is only partly to blame.
Get your hands dirty in over 80 clubs, or make up your own. Student activities at Lake Forest »
A Lake Forest education is down and dirty.
Let's get into it.
Our students make things happen on campus, whether it’s hosting a radio show or the Drag Show, competing in mock trial, playing lacrosse in the mud, or raising the most money at the Date Auction.
At Lake Forest, you can pursue a passion, be a leader, enact change, and have fun.
Members of the student group Latinos Unidos attend an immigration rally in Chicago.
This place is what you make of it.
Start a club, start a major, start a conversation. This is your community. This place gives you room to achieve your goals. »
A Lake Forest education is limitless.
Here's the first step.
It's as simple as having an idea, an aspiration, a hunger to experience and experiment. At Lake Forest, you're given the support to achieve your goals, inside and outside the classroom. We'll give you the knowledge, tools, and space to take your ambitions to the next level.
Just be yourself! Our community welcomes everyone with open arms.
