4-year school · Private nonprofit

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, Illinois · Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN metro area. 78 international students graduated in the 2024–25 academic year.

78
International graduates, 2024–25
of 448 graduates, all majors
57%
Acceptance rate
Undergraduate applicants
$73,500
Total cost a year, out-of-state
Tuition $56,402, before aid
19%
International students
358 students

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Majors with international graduates

15 of 31 majors with graduates, sorted by international graduates. 2024–25 academic year, all levels.

MajorInternational graduatesAll graduatesLevels
EconomicsCIP 45.06bachelor's · 28 graduates2128bachelor's
Research and Experimental PsychologyCIP 42.27bachelor's · 48 graduates848bachelor's
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesCIP 26.15bachelor's · 19 graduates719bachelor's
Data AnalyticsCIP 30.71bachelor's · 10 graduates510bachelor's
International Relations and National Security StudiesCIP 45.09bachelor's · 9 graduates59bachelor's
Computer ScienceCIP 11.07bachelor's · 21 graduates421bachelor's
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 11.01bachelor's · 9 graduates49bachelor's
Biology, GeneralCIP 26.01bachelor's · 35 graduates335bachelor's
Finance and Financial Management ServicesCIP 52.08bachelor's · 30 graduates330bachelor's
Business/Commerce, GeneralCIP 52.01bachelor's · 74 graduates274bachelor's
Communication and Media StudiesCIP 09.01bachelor's · 20 graduates220bachelor's
Sociology and AnthropologyCIP 45.13bachelor's · 14 graduates214bachelor's
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchCIP 03.01bachelor's · 13 graduates213bachelor's
Political Science and GovernmentCIP 45.10bachelor's · 13 graduates213bachelor's
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyCIP 26.02bachelor's · 8 graduates28bachelor's

Admissions

Acceptance rate57%
SAT reading and writing, 25th–75th percentile600–713
SAT math, 25th–75th percentile590–680
ACT, 25th–75th percentile28–32
Test scoresOptional
First-year retention90%
Graduation rate, 6 years78%

Cost a year · out-of-state

before aid
Tuition$56,402
Housing and food, on campus$12,700
Books and other costs$4,398
Total a year$73,500
Four years$294,000

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2024–25 (U.S. Department of Education) · admissions: IPEDS ADM 2024 · cost: College Scorecard, latest release. Methodology