Pursuing your passion works, and our graduates are proof of it.
Lake Forest College students don't have to choose between practicality and passion, and it pays off.
Our entire campus has made a true commitment to the effort of outstanding career support, culminating in a stunning career success rate. We are intentional in our approach to ensure all students flourish after graduation, and the liberal arts education they receive sets them apart as competitive candidates to take on the challenges presented in today’s professional world.
98 percent of graduates have jobs, enter graduate school, or pursue other avenues of success within six months of graduation.
*3-year average 2017-2019, over 73% of graduates reporting
Where our graduates land
A strong base of employers based in the Chicago area and beyond routinely hire our students, recently including:
AbbVie | Medline Industries |
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Mintel |
Aon | Morningstar |
CDW | Northwestern University (Feinberg School of Medicine) |
Citigroup | Peace Corps |
Coyote Logistics | Walgreens Corporate |
Epic | The Art Institute of Chicago |
EY (Ernst & Young) | U.S. Department of State |
Goldman Sachs Ayco | U.S. House of Representatives |
Grainger | Starcom, a Publicis Company |
IBM | Shirley Ryan AbilityLab |
Lake Forest College students go on to top graduate schools across the nation, recently including:
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (IL) | Rush University (IL) |
College of William and Mary (VA) | Illinois Institute of Technology (IL) |
Northwestern University (IL) | Washington University in St. Louis (MO) |
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign (IL) | New York University (NY) |
Loyola University Chicago (IL) | Case Western Reserve University (OH) |
DePaul University (IL) | University of Chicago (IL) |
How the Class of 2022 made it
Dream it. Make it. Pursue it.—Alumni talk about
how their time at Lake Forest helped shape their current career path.
Audrey Paglia '21
Lake Forest College- Masters in the Arts of Teaching (Elementary Education)
Bringing leadership skills to her future classroom
Molly Gniady '17
Graduate school: Masters of Finance at Case Western Reserve University. Employment: Quantitative Modeling and Analytics Rotational Analyst, KeyBank
Finley Jones '21
Currently I am a Development Intern at the Ravinia Festival focusing on the Ravinia Steans Music Institute (although I used to be a Director of Marketing for a Company in Chicago)
Alumni Success Stories

September 26, 2022
Meet the alumnae proud to be the next generation of visionaries in education
