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At Lake Forest, you’ll receive an education that encourages practice as much as theory. You’ll work closely with faculty scholars and use nearby Chicago as an extended classroom.

imageYou won’t find any teaching assistants at Lake Forest - faculty do all the teaching and advising. The student-faculty ratio is 13 to 1 and most classes top out at 20 students. Lake Forest professors are accessible, often serve as mentors, and offer motivated students research opportunities that are rarely found at the undergraduate level.

Opportunities for hands-on experience are abundant here. You can study abroad, get an internship in nearby Chicago, or conduct original research with a professor (and possibly get published in academic journals, as some of our students do).

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Each year, our students spend a day presenting their research and learning about what others are up to in the classroom.

Presentations range from theater performances, science demonstrations and political discussions to psychology posters, jazz concerts and poetry readings.

imageWith many academic departments and interdisciplinary programs in the natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities, you can explore the subjects that interest you. Students can declare up to two majors and one minor or one major and two minors. Others chart their own curriculum through the Independent Scholar Program. 

The College draws on the tremendous resources of nearby Chicago, its numerous institutions, ethnic neighborhoods, and outdoor spaces, to enhance the academic experience.

Student Journals and Publications

First printed in 1935, Tusitala is the College’s premier literary magazine.

Collage is the College’s literary magazine, which celebrates cultural diversity through written expression in all languages.

Eukaryon is an undergraduate research journal that publishes the very best of life science scholarship conducted by our students.

The Stentor, the College’s newspaper, was first published during the 1886-1887 academic year and continues to serve as the students’ weekly journal.

Accelerated programs in law, nursing, pharmacy, engineering, and international studies
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  • At Lake Forest, anybody who wants an internship gets an internship.