Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Lake Forest

At Lake Forest College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 57.16%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 59.72%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Lake Forest College than the previous year.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 17.15%, and the 2023 yield is 15.97%. The number of Lake Forest applicants increased by 7.04% (307 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 57.16%, and this year's acceptance rate is 59.72% at Lake Forest College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 54.09% and women students' rate is 59.60%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Lake Forest College than the previous year.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Lake Forest College over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 56.94% 54.70% 58.75%
2013-14 57.27%
0.33%
53.35%
1.43%
60.18%
1.43%
2014-15 55.20%
-2.07%
51.84%
-2.24%
57.94%
-2.24%
2015-16 55.00%
-0.21%
53.08%
-1.51%
56.42%
-1.51%
2016-17 56.94%
1.95%
55.55%
1.54%
57.96%
1.54%
2017-18 52.99%
-3.96%
52.90%
-4.92%
53.05%
-4.92%
2018-19 57.92%
4.94%
55.39%
6.82%
59.86%
6.82%
2019-20 55.20%
-2.72%
50.73%
-1.44%
58.42%
-1.44%
2020-21 57.61%
2.41%
52.38%
3.16%
61.59%
3.16%
2021-22 64.00%
6.39%
60.99%
5.39%
66.98%
5.39%
2022-23 59.72%
-4.28%
54.10%
-2.56%
64.42%
-2.56%
Average 57.16% 54.09% 59.60%
Lake Forest College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 17.15% where the current academic year yield is 15.97%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Lake Forest College from 2012 to 2023.
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 21.00% 20.47% 21.40%
2013-14 19.10%
-1.90%
22.01%
-4.21%
17.19%
-4.21%
2014-15 21.84%
2.74%
21.79%
4.68%
21.87%
4.68%
2015-16 19.30%
-2.54%
20.37%
-3.32%
18.55%
-3.32%
2016-17 15.08%
-4.22%
14.33%
-2.94%
15.61%
-2.94%
2017-18 15.66%
0.58%
17.47%
-1.22%
14.39%
-1.22%
2018-19 16.19%
0.54%
17.35%
0.98%
15.37%
0.98%
2019-20 14.49%
-1.71%
16.78%
-2.32%
13.05%
-2.32%
2020-21 15.03%
0.54%
14.79%
2.13%
15.18%
2.13%
2021-22 14.99%
-0.04%
16.99%
-2.20%
12.98%
-2.20%
2022-23 15.97%
0.99%
16.28%
2.78%
15.76%
2.78%
Average 17.15% 18.06% 16.49%
Lake Forest College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,083, the average number of admitted is 2,338, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 394. The number of Lake Forest applicants increased by 7.04% (307 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Lake Forest College from 2012 to 2023.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2012-13 3,479 1,981 416
2013-14 3,684
205
2,110
-13
403
-13
2014-15 3,451
-233
1,905
13
416
13
2015-16 3,373
-78
1,855
-58
358
-58
2016-17 4,227
854
2,407
5
363
5
2017-18 4,303
76
2,280
-6
357
-6
2018-19 4,147
-156
2,402
32
389
32
2019-20 4,739
592
2,616
-10
379
-10
2020-21 4,482
-257
2,582
9
388
9
2021-22 4,358
-124
2,789
30
418
30
2022-23 4,665
307
2,786
27
445
27
Average 4,083 2,338 394
Lake Forest College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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