Student Population at Lake Forest

Total Enrollment

1,753

Undergraduate

1,727

Graduate

Men Students

721

Women Students

1,032

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,753 students have enrolled at Lake Forest College - 1,727 undergraduate and 26 graduate.

By gender, 721 male and 1,032 female students are attending Lake Forest College. By attendance status, there are 1,698 full-time students and 55 part-time students.

The number of students at Lake Forest College is small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Principia College and Augustana College, its population is very large (average population is 1,234).

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Lake Forest College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 721 male and 1,032 female students attending Lake Forest. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.70 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Lake Forest.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Lake Forest
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,727	1,685	42
Men	716	700	16
Women	1,011	985	26

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Lake Forest
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	26	13	13
Men	5	2	3
Women	21	11	10

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 832 White students (47.46%) and 353 Hispanic students (20.14%) at Lake Forest College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Lake Forest College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Lake Forest College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	1	6
Asian	109	44	65
Black or African American	59	33	26
Hispanic	351	109	242
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	821	387	434
Two or More Races	53	19	34
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	60	24	36
Total	1,727	716	1,011

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Lake Forest College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black or African American	1	1	0
Hispanic	2	0	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	11	2	9
Two or More Races	1	0	1
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	10	2	8
Total	26	5	21

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,689 students whose age under twenty five and 29 students whose age is over thirty years old at Lake Forest College.

Especially, 8 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Lake Forest College.

Population by Student Age at Lake Forest College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,727	716	1,011
Under 18	8	2	6
18-19	632	276	356
20-21	755	283	472
22-24	281	130	151
25-29	30	15	15
30-34	8	6	2
35-39	6	2	4
40-49	5	1	4
50-64	2	1	1
Total	1,727	716	1,011

Population by Student Age at Lake Forest College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	26	5	21
20-21	2	0	2
22-24	11	3	8
25-29	4	0	4
30-34	2	1	1
40-49	3	1	2
50-64	1	0	1
65 and over	2	0	2
unknown	1	0	1
Total	26	5	21

Online Student Population

At Lake Forest College, 160 students (9.13% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 0 students live in Illinois where Lake Forest College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,753	1,727	26
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	0	0	0
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	160	160	0
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,593	1,567	26

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	0	0	0
Illinois Residents	0	0	0
Other State in U.S.	0	0	0
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0