Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Lake Forest

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 73.10% 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 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
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%
2023-24	70%	68%	72%
2024-25	77%	68%	85%
Average	73.10%	68.40%	76.80%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 17.60% 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 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.50% for full-time students and 20.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Lake Forest from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Lake Forest College since 2025.

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