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Lake Forest College Admissions Statistics & Acceptance Rate

What Does the Admissions Department at Lake Forest College Look For?

Assess your admission prospects by studying the statistics from the latest freshman classes at Lake Forest College, located in Lake Forest, IL.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of Lake Forest College
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at Lake Forest College
• Male to Female Ratio of Applicants
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

What Admissions Stats Mean to You

These admission statistics can help you understand the likelihood of being accepted. Compare your SAT and ACT scores to previously accepted students. If your scores are lower than average, you might consider retaking the exam or looking at schools that better fit your scores.

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Selectivity: The Numbers Behind Student Admissions

Selectivity measures how competitive it is to gain admission to a school.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Moderately Selective (50-70%)
Acceptance Rate	57%

Admissions Numbers

Lake Forest College had 5,356 total applications. From this pool, 3,043 received admission offers, and 415 ultimately registered.

Applicant Total	5,356
Accepted	3,043
Enrolled	415
Enrolled Full-Time	415

Getting into Lake Forest College is 56.8%. This makes the school fairly accessible. The school admits men and women at different rates at Lake Forest College: the female acceptance rate is 60% versus 52% for men.

The yield rate at Lake Forest College is 14%. This means that 14% of those who received offers of admission registered. By gender, women enroll at a rate of 13% compared to 14% for men.

Gender Balance in Admissions: Male and Female Applicant Trends

Here is the gender distribution for Lake Forest College.

	Men	Women
Applicants	2,317	3,030
Admitted	1,209	1,833
Enrolled	173	242

Average Test Scores

Approximately 16% of applicants to Lake Forest submitted their SAT scores (67 students).

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores for the middle 50% fell between 600 and 713. SAT Math scores ranged from 590 and 680.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Critical Reading	600	713
Math	590	680
Combined Total	1190	1393

Lake Forest received ACT scores from 10% of admitted applicants (41 students).

The middle 50% of admitted students earned ACT Composite scores between 28 and 32.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Composite	28	32
English/Reading	28	34
Math	23	30

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

References

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Eudaimonia86 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.