by our College Data Analytics TeamIs Lake Forest really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at Lake Forest. We examined racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
What does diversity really mean at the college level? College Factual analyzed the data to find out how diverse the average college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Lake Forest total enrollment is approximately 1,904 students. 1,884 are undergraduates and 20 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Lake Forest undergraduate population is made up of 57.4% women, and 42.6% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Lake Forest Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 872 | 46.4% |
| Hispanic | 350 | 18.6% |
| International | 334 | 17.8% |
| Asian | 119 | 6.3% |
| Unknown | 79 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 64 | 3.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 60 | 3.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 60.0% of full-time grad students are women, and 40.0% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Lake Forest Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 11 | 55.0% |
| Hispanic | 3 | 15.0% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 10.0% |
| Unknown | 2 | 10.0% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 5.0% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1 | 5.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 883 | 46.5% |
| Hispanic | 353 | 18.6% |
| International | 334 | 17.6% |
| Asian | 119 | 6.3% |
| Unknown | 81 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 3.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 61 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.1% |
Lake Forest College faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 72.6% |
| Asian | 10.6% |
| Black or African American | 6.2% |
| Hispanic | 6.2% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 2.6% |
| International | 1.8% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 1,094 female students and 810 male students at Lake Forest.
Lake Forest College faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
The undergraduate student body is split among 32 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 189 | 57.4% |
| Wisconsin | 17 | 5.2% |
| Arizona | 15 | 4.6% |
| Minnesota | 12 | 3.6% |
| California | 11 | 3.3% |
Lake Forest enrolls about 17.5% international (nonresident) students, adding to the global diversity of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Lake Forest, 81.7% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 843 | 45.9% |
| 18-19 | 657 | 35.8% |
| 22-24 | 287 | 15.6% |
| 25-29 | 26 | 1.4% |
| 35 and over | 11 | 0.6% |
| Under 18 | 7 | 0.4% |
| 30-34 | 6 | 0.3% |
Footnotes
*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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