| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,572 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,553 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
19 |
| Total graduate students: |
28 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
11 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
17 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
21 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Midwest |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
36% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 3.6% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.6% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 19.8% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 60.1% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.0% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 9.6% | Nonresident Alien |
| 3.3% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.3% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 5.1% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 6.7% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 16.7% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 57.9% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.1% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 7.5% | Nonresident Alien |
| 2.7% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
107 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Lake Forest, IL |
| Population of city/town: |
19,375 |
| Nearest major city: |
Chicago |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
30 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
2,718,782 |
| Online campus map: |
www.lakeforest.edu/about/
ourcampus/map.php |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (99%)
- single-student apartments (1%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
89% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
74% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
26% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors not living near campus with relatives must live on campus. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
42% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
300 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Wireless network. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Archives. Special collections. Technology resource center. Rhetoric production room. Computer labs. Smart classrooms. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Holography museum. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, alumni mentor program. |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
75% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
3 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
19% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
4 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
21% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Stentor, published bimonthly |
| Number of honor societies: |
14 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
88 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Hillel, Lily Reid Barnes Interfaith Center, Muslim Student Association |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Latinos Unidos, Umoja, United Asia; Arab Student and United Black Associations |
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| International student organizations: |
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International Student Organization, International Dance club |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Pep band, Bollywood Dance Team, Active Minds, Collage, PRIDE, SPARK, Relay for Life, Secular Student Alliance, Synapse, Tusitala, Circle K, Amnesty International, College Democrats, College Republics, Mock Trial, Model UN, Eukaryon, Garrick Players, League for Environmental Awareness and Protection, American Marketing Association, Students for Non Alcoholic Programming, Students for Women's Awareness Network, Future Health Professionals, Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society; Panhellenic and Athletic Councils; Commuter Student and Neuroscience Organizations; art, chess, yarn craft, photography, French, PlanesWalker, slow food, social justice, psychology, nature appreciation/wilderness survival, and investment clubs |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Jackie Slaats,
Athletic Director |
| School colors: |
red and black |
| School mascot: |
Boomer: Black Bear |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Midwest Conference (Division III), Northern Collegiate Hockey Association, Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's diving | no | |
| Men's football | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's handball | no | U.S.H.A. |
| Men's ice hockey | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's diving | no | |
| Women's golf | no | |
| Women's handball | no | U.S.H.A. |
| Women's ice hockey | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's softball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's volleyball | no | NCAA Div. III |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
43% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
30% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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basketball, handball, and racquetball courts; ice rink, softball, football, and soccer fields; weight rooms, indoor track, indoor batting and golf cages, golf simulator, dance and aerobic studio, cardio equipment, gymnasium, multipurpose indoor courts with three surfaces, swimming pool |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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badminton, bag toss, ball hockey, basketball, broomball, flag football, ice hockey, indoor soccer, kickball, table tennis, racquetball, volleyball |
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| Club sports for men: |
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aikido, archery, cheerleading, dance, equestrian sports, fencing, karate, lacrosse, poms, rugby, sailing, track, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo |
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| Club sports for women: |
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aikido, archery, baseball, cheerleading, equestrian sports, fencing, golf, karate, lacrosse, poms, rock climbing, rugby, sailing, track, ultimate Frisbee, water polo |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Chicago (26 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Lake Forest (1 mile) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Chicago (30 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
57% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
19% immediately, 36% within one year of graduation, 64% within 5 years of graduation |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Chicago-Kent College of Law, DePaul University, Georgetown University, London School of Economics, Michigan State University, Northwestern University, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, University of Illinois ¿ Chicago, University of Illinois¿Urbana. |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
81% within six months of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie, Accenture, Aon, CDW, Citibank, City Year, Cowen & Co, Coyote Logistics, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Grainger, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Morgan Stanley, Morningstar, Northern Trust, Northwestern University- Feinberg School of Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Target Co, Uline. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Richard Armstrong, Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
- Sig Gissler, Administrator, Pulitzer Prizes.
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