About Us

At Lake Forest College, our students get a world-class education and the skills they need to succeed after college. Internships, researchleadership opportunities, and learning from top professors in small classes set our students apart.

In the last decade alone, Lake Forest College has…

  • Developed 12 new majors or minors, including finance and digital media design, and several joint degree and accelerated programs in law, medicine, and engineering, among others

  • Exceeded the goal of its $100,000,000 capital campaign a year early

  • Increased enrollment by 300 students and doubled applications

  • Invested $70 million in facilities, including a library, student center, residential spaces, and sports center

  • Started new academic centers, including the Center for Chicago Programs, Ethics Center, Gates Center for Leadership and Personal Growth

  • Began new programs in Islamic world studies and environmental studies

  • Expanded off-campus study options in New Zealand, Mexico, Spain, and Chicago

Lake Forest in the News

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    The women’s swimming & diving team ended Grinnell College’s 13-year reign as conference champions, finishing 54 points ahead of the runners-up at the 2012 Midwest Conference Championships over the weekend. Becky Shaak ’13, Sam Gardner ’13, and Head Coach Vadim Tashlitsky ’00 all earned individual conference recognition as well. The Foresters finished the weekend with 21 first-place performances, more than the other eight teams in the league combined. Also, the Forester men placed second behind Grinnell for the third straight season.

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    Over the weekend, the Forester men’s basketball team clinched the regular-season Midwest Conference championship while also setting the all-time program record for wins in a single season. The Foresters have two games remaining and will host the conference tournament on Feb. 24-25.

Students learn in a rigorous academic environment in small class settings led by outstanding faculty who act as mentors and teachers. Most professors come from prestigious graduate programs at universities like the University of Chicago, Northwestern, Harvard, and MIT, and their work is published in leading journals in their fields.

The College’s Center for Chicago Programs gives students access to a leading economic and cultural metropolis for education, exploration, and, of course, fun.

 

Get out of town!

ACM Off-Campus Program in Botswana Lake Forest students can choose from internships and programs as close as Chicago or Washington, D.C. or as far away as the Mexican border, Paris, Greece, or Tunisia and still other places.

Foresters graduate with an EDGE

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Start here, go anywhere.
At Lake Forest, we prepare students for success in a variety of careers. Whether you have your sights set on becoming a lawyer or curing Parkinson's disease, we'll be able to get you started on your preferred path to success.
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  • Black Eyed Peas, T-Pain, Three 6 Mafia, and Gym Class Heroes have played the Spring Concert.