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Lake Forest College: A Great Educational Value

A college education — especially a strong liberal arts education — is an important investment in your future. A liberal arts education will prepare you for more than just a job; it will prepare you for the changes and challenges you are likely to encounter throughout your lifetime.

The College is committed to providing generous financial assistance to students whose families are unable to pay the full cost of a college education. This assistance is available to all who qualify and submit all admission, financial aid, and scholarship applications by the deadlines.

In looking at the current freshman class, the average financial aid award totals $27,500, with $22,000 in the form or scholarships and grants from college, federal and state sources.

And not only will we help you secure the financial aid you qualify to receive for your first year of enrollment, but we will also make a significant effort to maintain your financial aid over the four years you are enrolled here.  If you submit the renewal applications on time and they show no significant changes, you can expect to receive comparable levels of financial aid each year.

As a testament to our approach to financial aid, the 2009 edition of The Princeton Review’s Best 368 Colleges lists us #12 in the nation in the category "Students Happy With Financial Aid."  And we've made the Top Ten more than ten times!