August 14, 2025
Meghan O'Toole
2026 Princeton Review rankings and what they reveal about Lake Forest College
Lake Forest College has been named one of the Best 391 Colleges, Best Value Colleges, and Best Midwest Colleges by The Princeton Review.
The education services company released its annual college guide with recommendations of profiles and recommends Lake Forest College in 2026, underscoring areas where the College stands out.
Lake Forest College also was named to The Princeton Review’s 2026 Best Value Colleges list. The Princeton Review bases this list on a combination of institutional and student survey data, including academic rigor, affordability, and career outcomes for graduates, among others.
In The Best 391 Colleges guide, The Princeton Review also ranked Lake Forest College:
#2 Best Science Lab Facilities
Interested in research, experimentation, and hands-on learning in our science labs? We received this distinction based on our students’ ratings of the College’s science lab facilities.
#2 Best Health Services and #6 Best Student Support and Counseling Services
Students rated our campus health services, student support, and counseling services as top-notch!
The Health and Wellness Center supports the College mission to promote an exceptional student experience by providing prevention-focused, accessible and high quality healthcare and counseling for a diverse student population. We are dedicated to encouraging behaviors that change or eliminate health-related barriers to learning, and to promoting optimal physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, and community wellness.
#14 Best Career Services
This ranking is based on job placement data as well as students’ ratings of their school’s career and job placement services.
It’s no secret that the Gorter Family Career Advancement Center is great! Students can connect with their personal career advisor and participate in our Career Pathways program, but the support doesn’t stop there. Our Career Advancement Center staff go above and beyond to help students navigate internships and jobs.
#14 Town-Gown Relations are Great
This rankings is based on student ratings of how well they get along with the local community.
Curious about where students like to hang out in town? Check out our list of the top-11 things to do in Lake Forest!
#19 Most Politically Moderate Students
The Princeton Review releases this ranking based on students’ assessments of their personal political views.