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In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
College Factual ranked Lake Forest as #500 out of 5,192 colleges and universities in the country on its 2026 Best Colleges list.
Within the state, Lake Forest holds the #26 spot on the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking.
See all of the rankings for Lake Forest College.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Lake Forest with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $53,747 in their early years. That’s great news for Lake Forest students since it is 32% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $40,669 per year.