Each semester, we welcome transfers from community colleges all over the country and world.
Admissions
- Apply
- First-Year Students
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Transfer Students
- Transfer Application Requirements
- Community Colleges
- Four-Year Colleges and Universities
- Transfer Scholarships and Financial Aid
- Transfer Visits
- Transfer Visit Day
- Transfer Credit Guides
- How Your Credits Transfer
- Transfer Student Guide to the Forester Fundamental Curriculum (FFC)
- First-Gen Transfer Resources
- International Students
- Admitted Students
- Connect With Your Admissions Counselor
- Visit Campus
- Scholarships
- Financial Aid
- High School Counselors
- Community College Counselors
Transfer Application and Enrollment Deadlines
Fall 2025 applications are open! Apply today!
The class for Spring 2025 has officially closed as of 12/9.
We also have special partnerships and programs tailored to students from the following local community colleges. If your community college is not listed here, we offer generous scholarships and financial aid for all transfer students. Lake Forest College is also part of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Roll, indicating that we are one of the most friendly and accessible schools in the country to transfer students.
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I felt so prepared graduating from Lake Forest College because the work was rigorous and challenging. I was prepared to go out into the workforce and compete with other professionals. Lake Forest instilled in me the confidence to begin my career.
Lydia Wells '15
Transfer Admissions Counselors
Melissa Naughton
Director of Transfer Admissions
847-735-5009
naughton@lakeforest.edu
Jake Bedenian
Associate Director of Transfer Admissions
847-735-5013
jbedenian@lakeforest.edu
Melissa Ramirez
(Hablo Español)
Admissions Counselor
847-735-5008
mramirez@lakeforest.edu