Lake Forest College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Lake Forest College was founded by Reverend Robert W. Patterson, in 1857, and is a liberal arts college located in Lake Forest, Illinois. The campus of the university is spread across an area of 107-acres. The College offers over 15 departmental majors in a various streams of study. The student body represents national as well as international students from over 45 states in the U.S and 65 countries worldwide. Opportunities of studying abroad are also facilitated by the institution.

Lake Forest College houses a number of active clubs and organizations for the overall development of the students. Some of these are Students Promoting Intelligent Choices Everyday, International Student Organization, Hwa Rang Hapkido Club, and the Students Against Rape. The Sororities and Fraternities hosted by the college are Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Lambda Chi Alpha, and Delta Chi among others.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in art studies, media, liberal arts, science, and mathematics.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,400 in 2009-2010 (1,409 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 98% of enrolled students and graduate students are 2%.

Students under 25 years old represent 97% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Lake Forest College provides on-campus housing for 1,100 of its 1,409 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Midwest Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Lake Forest College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (19 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (30 awarded)

• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (151 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Area Studies
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Comparative Literature
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (37 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (4 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (8 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (37 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (18 awarded)

• Psychology