Lake Forest College

Description of Institution
Lake Forest College was founded in 1857, the College is situated on a beautiful campus of over 100 acres in Lake Forest, but reaches out to the Chicago community in its curricular and extra-curricular life. Strong academic services are matched by strong student support services. Largely residential, the College welcomes commuter and adult students.

Lake Forest College is a nationally recognized liberal arts college offering the student a strong general education and close individual attention in small classes. The student/faculty ratio is approximately 10:1. The excellent faculty, drawn from the best graduate schools, is chosen for teaching excellence and scholarly productivity. A flexible liberal arts curriculum offers a solid foundation for the professions and business as well as for graduate academic training, and is supported by a strong internship program.

Campus Locations
Lake Forest College Campus
555 North Sheridan Road
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Tuition & Fees
1998-1999
Full-time: $9,950 per semester
Part-time: $2,487.50 per course

Academic Calendar
Fall and Spring: two fifteen week semesters; Summer: two sessions (intensive three-week session in May, and a seven-week session in June and July)

Campus Support Services
The college devotes substantial resources to providing generous financial aid for qualified students who demonstrate need. About 75% of the students receive aid.

State of the art new science center, labs, and computer facilities; outstanding multi-function library; six classroom buildings; language labs; writing center; theater; residence halls; student union; excellent sports center.

LFC offers a full range of services: individual academic advising; advanced placement; financial aid; career planning and placement; varsity and intramural sports; a rich array of cultural events and student activities; adult learners welcome.

Admissions & General Information
Contact the Admissions Office, (847) 735-5000.

Web Site Info.
For more information on how to link to LFC's programs, visit our web site at www.lfc.edu or contact the North Suburban Higher Education Consortium at www.nshec.org.


Degrees

Lake Forest College offers a Bachelor of Arts Degree in the following areas of study:

Art
Biology
Business
Chemistry
Communications
Computer Science
Economics
Education
English
French
German
History
Mathematics
Music
Philosophy
Physics
Politics
Psychology
Sociology & Anthropology
Spanish
Interdisciplinary Majors:

• American Studies
• Area Studies
• Asian Studies
• Comparative Literature
• Environmental Studies
• International Relations
• Independent Scholar

Study Abroad

Students may study abroad in Lake Forest College's programs in Chile, Greece and Paris. In addition, LFC is a member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, a consortium of fourteen distinguished colleges such as Carleton, Grinnell, and Lawrence, through which students may participate in a wide range of off-campus study programs. These include programs in Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Italy, Hong Kong, India, Russia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and on in London - as well as half a dozen programs in the United States.