Lake Forest, IL
Lake Forest College
https://www.lakeforest.eduRepayment outcome
90.6%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$30,500–$66,700
middle 50% · median $48,100
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$23,921
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$24,000
Sticker price
before any aid
$49,743
Default rate
4.6%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Math & Statistics$47,197
- Social Sciences$46,087
- Communication and Media Studies.$41,007
- Business$40,647
- Psychology$30,058
- Biology$29,832
- Foreign Languages$29,685
- Interdisciplinary$26,153
- Visual & Performing Arts$25,967
- English & Literature$23,807
Academics
Acceptance
57.3%
Avg SAT
1,157
Enrollment
1,577
What students study
15 fields offered
Social Sciences
21% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Communications12.3%
- 03Business11.1%
- 04Psychology9.9%
- 05Biology9.3%
- 06English & Literature6.8%
- 07History6.8%
- 08Visual & Performing Arts5.3%
- 09Foreign Languages3.1%
- 10Natural Resources3.1%
- 11Philosophy2.8%
- 12Physical Sciences2.5%
- 13Math & Statistics2.2%
- 14Area Studies1.8%
- 15Education1.5%