Lake Forest College has ten residence halls, on-campus apartments, and opportunities for living off campus in the local area and in the city of Chicago.
Residence Life
- First-Year Residential Experience
- Items to Bring and Prohibited Items
- Room Selection
- Important Dates
- Residence Life Handbook
- Winter and Summer Housing
- Guest Registration
- Residence Halls and Rooms
- Accessibility Housing
- Work Orders
- Laundry and Linens
- Fridge/Microwave Rental
- Residency Requirement and Housing Application
- Resident Assistant Hiring
- Residence Life Staff
Cleveland-Young International Center
- Returning students
- International Living-Learning Community: A community for students with global interests
- By separate application only
- Room types: Gender Inclusive Rooms, Singles and Doubles
- Amenities: Air conditioning, study, kitchen, lounge, and laundry room
Deerpath Hall
- Returning students
- Room types: Gender Inclusive Rooms, Singles, Doubles, Super Suites (5-person: two double room and a single room within a suite OR 6-person: three double rooms within a suite)
- Amenities: Air conditioning, floor lounges, elevator, laundry room, and the Deerpath Cafe
Lois Durand Hall
- Returning students
- Room types: Women's Rooms, Men's Rooms, Singles, Doubles, Triples, and Quads
- Amenities: Lounge with study and TV area, kitchen, and laundry room
Blackstone Hall
- Returning students
- Room types: Gender Inclusive Rooms, Singles, Doubles, Triples, and Quads
- Amenities: Air conditioning, lounge, and laundry room
Harlan Hall
- Returning students
- Room types: Gender Inclusive Rooms, Singles, Doubles, Triples, and Quads
- Amenities: Air conditioning, lounge, and laundry room
Gregory Hall
- First Year students
- Room types: Gender Inclusive Rooms, Quads, Singles, and Stairwell singles (located on the landing between floors, beds are permanently lofted)
- Amenities: Lounge and laundry room
Nollen Hall
- First Year students (1st and 2nd floors) and returning students (basement and singles)
- Room types: Gender Inclusive Rooms, Singles, Doubles, and Triples
- Amenities: Air conditioning, floor lounges, large community room, laundry room, and elevator
McClure Hall
- First Year students
- Room types: Gender Inclusive Rooms, Quads, Singles, Stairwell singles (located on the landing between floors, beds are permanently lofted)
- Amenities: Study & TV lounge, and laundry room
Roberts Hall
- First Year students
- Room types: Gender Inclusive Rooms, Quads, Singles, and Stairwell singles (located on the landing between floors, beds are permanently lofted)
- Amenities: Study & TV lounge, and laundry room
Moore Hall
- Returning students
- Room types: Gender Inclusive rooms, Quads, doubles and adjoined doubles
- Amenities: Air conditioning, elevator, study & TV lounge, and laundry room
Vail House
- Transfer Students during their first year at Lake Forest College
- Room Types: doubles and one four-person quad
- Single use bathrooms
- Amenities: eat-in kitchen, sunroom, air conditioning, laundry room
Campus Apartments
Campus apartments offer an independent transitional living experience for students who would like to explore living outside of a traditional residence hall. These units provide free in-unit laundry, air conditioned living rooms, and a full kitchen. There will be expanded apartment offerings for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Arrive North Shore
Units at Arrive North Shore, just down the road in Highwood, offer independent off-campus living while removing the hassle of apartment searching and signing a lease. Those living at Arrive will have all of the benefits and amenities of the complex residents, including laundry on each floor, air-conditioned units, a study center and conference room, and an on-site fitness room.
The Flats (Chicago)
- Provides students an opportunity to live in Chicago's vibrant South Loop neighborhood.
- Apartment-style rooms that house either four or six students in double-occupancy bedrooms.
- Each of the apartments contains a full kitchen, common space, and a bathroom.
- Free laundry facilities are located on both floors.
- Residency at The Flats is only available to students participating in the Lake Forest College In The Loop program.