"Best Alumni Network," #20 "Most Popular Study Abroad Program," #20 "Best College Library"
U.S. News & World Report
2021: #2 "Top Performers on Social Mobility," #33 "Best Value Schools," #84 "National Liberal Arts Colleges"
2019: #45 "Best Value School"
Washington Monthly
2020: #15 "Best Bang for the Buck," #37 "Best Liberal Arts Colleges"
2019: #39 "Best Bang for the Buck," #52 "Liberal Arts"
== Admission ==
According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and U.S. News & World Report, Lake Forest is considered to be a "more selective" institution, with a lower rate of transfer-in students.
Lake Forest College's admissions selectivity rank according to The Princeton Review is 88 out of 99. This ranking is determined by several institutionally-reported factors, including: the class rank, average standardized test scores, and average high school GPA of entering freshmen; the percentage of students who come from out-of-state; and the percentage of applicants accepted.
The acceptance rate …
