Lake Forest College is known for being a fairly selective school. The school receives 5,358 applications annually. The overall acceptance rate tends to be around 57 percent which equates to about 3,000 students who passed the admission process of the school. However, when the term begins, only about 420 or 14% of the students who obtained acceptance letter from Lake Forest College decide to attend. Based on the application data, 43% of the applicants were men while 56% were women, however, after receiving the acceptance letter, only 58 percent of the women chose Lake Forest College as compared to 41 percent of men who decided to enroll. The undergraduate application fee imposes by Lake Forest College is $0. First-year students are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Lake Forest College when applying. Often, an ACT score of 26 - 31 or a 1,240 - 1,410 SAT score is the range that applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This institution also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle
Applications
5,358
Male 2,317
Female 3,030

 

Acceptance
3,044
Male 1,209
Female 1,833

 

Enrollment Total
415
Male 173
Female 242


Acceptance Rate
56.8%
Male
52.2%
Female
60.5%

 

Yield
13.6%
Male
14.3%
Female
13.2%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$0


Graduate

$30



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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