Visit Campus

Visit a diverse, dynamic student community. Learn about cutting-edge programs and meet top-notch faculty. Experience a gorgeous wooded lakeside campus near the third-largest city in the United States.

Can it get any better? Come and see for yourself.

Summer Visit Days Personal Campus Visit

Experience life at Lake Forest College with an immersive campus visit. We'll customize your experience to your interests so you get a sense of what your life could look like in the Forest.

Admissions

Summer Visit Days

Summer is cooler at Lake Forest College, and it's not just because we're by the lake! Learn more about life on campus and experience Lake Forest College for yourself during one of our Summer Visit Days on July 25 or August 8.

Summer Visit Days

Explore Our Visit Options

We offer several excellent options for first-year and transfer students to get an in-depth look into life at Lake Forest. You can visit campus in person by scheduling a personal visit, attending an open house event, taking a self-guided tour, or exploring campus from the comfort of your home by taking a virtual tour.

We are currently offering group visits from schools on a limited basis. Please click here to submit a request. Contact our office at admissions@lakeforest.edu for more information. If you want to register for a personal visit, please click on first year student or transfer student below to submit that request.

A student and professor talking outside on a bench

First-Year Student Visits

A visit could include:

campus tour
meeting with your admissions counselor
chatting with a coach
talking with current students
lunch in the Caf (admitted students)
sitting in on a class (admitted students)
professor chat (admitted students)

Request a personal visit

Please let us know how much time you can spend with us, and we will craft your visit to fit your time frame. We ask that you please schedule your visit at least 48 hours in advance.

Transfer Student Visits

A visit could include:

campus tour
specialty tours for the arts, sciences, and residence halls
meeting with your admissions counselor
on-site admission appointment
chatting with a coach
talking with current students
lunch in the Caf (admitted students)
sitting in on a class (admitted students)

Click here for all of our transfer visit options.

students hanging out by the Harlan and Blackstone gates

Summer Visit Days

We’re hosting several Summer Visit Days where you can explore Lake Forest and get a glimpse into life as a Forester.

Learn more about Summer Visit Days.

Lake Forest on the Road

Meet our admissions counselors out on the road as our first-year counselors attend high school visits and college fairs across the country and our transfer counselors visit our top local community colleges.

Virtual Tour

Explore the College from the comfort of your own home. Our interactive tour will walk you through all of our major buildings on campus and includes 360 photos of major spaces in each building as well.

Explore our virtual tour here.

We make it affordable.
You make it happen.

View our scholarship grid to see your guaranteed scholarship at Lake Forest College.

Scholarships

Introducing the Forester Flagship Program

Our Forester Flagship Program offers qualified Illinois first-year and transfer students an incredible opportunity: it covers 100% of tuition and fees through grants and scholarships that do not need to be repaid.

Along with a low-interest federal loan, almost all food and housing costs are covered as well. With only $2,500 in out-of-pocket expenses for the entire year—and the ability to earn $2,500 through campus employment opportunities—you can focus on your education and future without financial stress.

Forester Flagship Program