Lake Forest College Student Population

How many students at Lake Forest?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Lake Forest College has a total enrollment of 1,837 students, including 1,814 undergraduate and 23 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 793 male students (43.2%) and 1,044 female students (56.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 858 White students (46.7%) and 334 Hispanic students (18.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,814 undergraduate students (98.7%) and 23 graduate students (1.3%).
• Class Delivery:

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - Lake Forest's body is larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, and age distribution.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 793 male (43.17%) and 1,044 female (56.83%) students are attending Lake Forest College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 75.96.

By class level, 1,814 (98.75%) are undergraduate students and 23 (1.25%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 43.33% are male and 56.67% are female, while among graduate students, 30.43% are male and 69.57% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 858 White, 49 Black, and 113 Asian students out of a total of 1,837 are attending at Lake Forest College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Lake Forest College is quite diverse with a diversity index of 74.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Lake Forest has 7 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 1,794 students under 25 years old, and 43 students over 25 years old out of 1,837 total students.

Lake Forest has 1,780 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 34 students aged 25 and over.

It has 14 graduate students aged under 25 and 9 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Lake Forest College, 148 students are enrolled in some online courses.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,814 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 90 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.96%.89 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.