Lake Forest College

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Location: Midwest
Setting: Large Town Setting
Type: Private
Affiliation: Presbyterian Church (USA)
Size: Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot: Foresters
Young Hall, the tallest building in the city of Lake Forest, houses most of the humanities departments on campus
Young Hall, the tallest building in the city of Lake Forest, houses most of the humanities departments on campus
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School Description
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Lake Forest College affirms that education ennobles the individual.

Our curriculum engages students in the breadth of the liberal arts and the depth of traditional disciplines. We encourage students to read critically, reason analytically, communicate persuasively, and, above all, to think for themselves. We foster creative talent and independent research. We embrace cultural diversity. We honor achievement.

Our faculty of distinguished scholars takes pride in its commitment to teaching. We know our students by name and prepare them to become responsible citizens of the global community. We enable students, faculty, trustees, and administrators to solve problems in a civil manner, collectively. We maintain a secure residential campus of great beauty. We enrich our curriculum with the vibrant resources of Chicago.

Lake Forest College celebrates the personal growth that accompanies the quest for excellence.

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Lake Forest College From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Lake Forest College, founded in 1857, is a liberal arts college located in Lake Forest, Illinois. The college has over 1,400 students, about 40% of whom come from the state of Illinois. The remainder of the student body represents 45 other states and 65 additional countries. Due to its location 30 miles north of Chicago and curricular emphasis on campus, the College is referred to as "Chicago's National Liberal Arts College."

The College's current Chair of the Board of Trustees is financier Peter G. Schiff, a graduate of the class of 1974. The current President is Stephen D. Schutt, who joined the College in 2001 after serving as the Vice President & Chief of Staff at the University of Pennsylvania.

Lake Forest College is located at 555 North Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, Illinois, 60045 USA.

History

Lake Forest was founded in 1857 by Reverend Robert W. Patterson as a Presbyterian (though it now maintains no religious affiliation) alternative to the Methodist Northwestern University in Evanston. After stopping the train heading north from Chicago, Patterson and his fellow Chicago Presbyterians decided to establish a town and university upon the highest bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. St. Louis architect Almerin Hotchkiss was hired to design the town of Lake Forest with a university park at its center. Hotchkiss used the ravines and forest as guidelines to create a layout that seemed consistent with the natural boundaries and paths. Lake Forest Academy, the first stage in the development of the university, began in 1858, while collegiate-level courses began in 1860. By the mid-1860s the fruits of this university-park vision were realized as a small New England-style village had been established with an academy building, a Presbyterian church and several homes. For a short time, the college was known as Lind University, named after the man who had given $80,000 to launch the university. But, by 1865, the name reverted the Lake Forest University. The next large step forward for the college came in 1876 when Mary Eveline Smith Farwell launched Lake Forest College, a division of the university, under the leadership of the Reverend Patterson. In 1878, College Hall (now Young Hall) was built following a fire that destroyed the former hotel being used for classes.

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Students & Campus Life
Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,379
On Campus Housing: Available
Full Time Students: 100%
Athletic Programs: Available
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 27,334
Students Receiving Aid: 92%
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Admissions
Application Fee: $ 40
Selectivity: Highly Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Women 56%
Men 44%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 85%
Hispanic 5%
African-American 4%
Other 3%
Asian 3%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 63%
In-State 37%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Illinois 37%
Ohio 4%
Wisconsin 4%
Minnesota 3%
Colorado 3%
Percent of Students International: 8%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 80%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Football (Midwest Conference)
Basketball (Midwest Conference)
Track (Midwest Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 27,334    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 27,000    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 334    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 4,106 25%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 4,148 24%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 14,831 91%  
Student Loans:
$ 3,966 64%  
Any Aid:
  92%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 32% (Highly Selective)

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 40.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Not Required

Photos

  • Young Hall, the tallest building in the city of Lake Forest, houses most of the humanities departments on campus
    Young Hall, the tallest building in the city of Lake Forest, houses most of the humanities departments on campus [source]
  • Durand Art Institute on North Campus houses the departments of Art and Philosophy
    Durand Art Institute on North Campus houses the departments of Art and Philosophy [source]
  • Lake Forest College
    Lake Forest College [source]