by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Business/Commerce. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Business/Commerce is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Lake Forest College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in general business, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Lake Forest was ranked #144 on College Factual's Best Schools for general business list. It is also ranked #4 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for Lake Forest.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Lake Forest was $1,529 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $48,920 | $48,920 |
| Fees | $902 | $902 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,954 | $10,954 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,784 | $2,784 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. General Business students who received their bachelor’s degree at Lake Forest took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $26,843.
The median early career salary of general business students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lake Forest is $41,007 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $41,384.
Lake Forest does not offer an online option for its general business bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lake Forest Online Learning page.
Women made up around 47.3% of the general business students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 47.5%.
Around 27.3% of general business bachelor’s degree recipients at Lake Forest in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 34 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
General Business/Commerce students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 55 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general business/commerce.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Finance & Financial Management | 29 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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