Make it at Lake Forest College

Make It Lake Forest

You're not just going to college. You're going to make it.

Sure, you’re going to learn a lot, make new friends, and have a ton of fun. But what you’re really doing is getting ready for the big world out there. You’re going to find out what you’re really good at and what you love doing, and you’re going to make a career of it.

Earn to $32,000 in annual scholarship

Lake Forest College is known for making the college experience an affordable one for our students and their families. You could receive up to $32,000 annually in merit-based scholarship. Over 90% of admitted students receive scholarships and/or need-based financial assistance from the College.

98% of recent grads had jobs, attended graduate school, or had other chosen opportunities lined up within six to nine months of graduation.

From the moment you enroll at Lake Forest College, you’re assigned to an Academic and Career Advisor, whose job is learn all about you—what you love doing, what you think you might be good at—and find ways to get to where you want to land after graduation.

Students may declare up to two majors and two minors.

With more than 50 academic programs for you to explore, you can follow your head and heart. 

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I feel like I have two homes now: one in Cincinnati and one in Lake Forest. I think going to a school out of my state has allowed me to meet so many people from different backgrounds and has influenced my perspective on the world, in a way that going to a school in Ohio could not have.
Maggie Kersting

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