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Lake Forest, Ill. – The Princeton Review ranked Lake Forest College among its top 13 colleges for financial aid in its 2010 edition of the Financial Aid Honor Roll. These select institutions were the only ones to receive a perfect score of 99 in the survey of more than 620.

“We’re honored to be recognized by The Princeton Review for our ability to assist students in making college affordable, particularly considering the current economic situation,” said Vice President for Admissions Bill Motzer.

The Princeton Review based the ratings on its surveys of hundreds of schools in 2008-09 and of student-aid recipients attending the schools. School data included the percentage of students determined to have need who received aid, the percentage of need met, and the percentage of students whose aid was fully met. The rating also factored in data from The Princeton Review's surveys of students attending the schools about their satisfaction with their aid awards.

“The cost of college at most institutions is sobering,” said Robert Franek, V.P. / Publisher, The Princeton Review, “And, the need for financial aid greater than ever in these tough economic times. But we encourage applicants never to cross a school off their list because of its sticker price, and always to get information about the schools' financial aid offerings, and their award prospects which can be truly compelling.”

The list, published in The Princeton Review's The Best 371 Colleges, recognized the following institutions:

American Jewish University (Bel Air, Calif.)
Beloit College (Beloit, Wis.)
Bowdoin College (Brunswick, Maine)
California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, Calif.)
Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, Calif.)
Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, Pa.)
Harvard College (Cambridge, Mass.)
Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, Ill.)
Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, Pa.)
Thomas Aquinas College (Santa Paula, Calif.)
Wabash College (Crawfordsville, Ind.)
Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.)
Williams College (Williamstown, Mass.).

Lake Forest College is a national liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,400 students representing 45 states and 69 countries.

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Will Pittinos '06
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pittinos@lakeforest.edu