Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Lake Forest
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 71.91% where the last year rate was 77%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 84.45% for full-time students and 18.18% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 71.91% where the current academic year rate is 77%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Lake Forest College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
70%
65%
74%
2013-14
64%
61%
65%
2014-15
73%
66%
78%
2015-16
72%
65%
77%
2016-17
70%
68%
71%
2017-18
72%
68%
76%
2018-19
69%
61%
75%
2019-20
76%
75%
77%
2020-21
75%
69%
79%
2021-22
73%
70%
75%
2022-23
77%
72%
81%
Average
71.91%
67.27%
75.27%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 12.45% where the current year rate is 16%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Lake Forest College from 2016 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2016-17
21%
2017-18
22%
2018-19
21%
2019-20
16%
2020-21
19%
2021-22
22%
2022-23
16%
Average
12.45%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 84.45% for full-time students and 18.18% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Lake Forest from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
83%
-
2013-14
82%
-
2014-15
85%
-
2015-16
84%
-
2016-17
83%
-
2017-18
85%
50%
2018-19
83%
-
2019-20
88%
-
2020-21
84%
50%
2021-22
87%
-
2022-23
85%
100%
Average
84.45%
18.18%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 12.09 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Lake Forest College since 2023.