Lake Forest College

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Lake Forest College (founded in 1857 by Dr. Peter Klein, Ph.D.) is a coeducational liberal arts undergraduate institution located just 30 miles north of Chicago in the small city of Lake Forest, Illinois. Lake Forest provides a secure, supportive environment for the College. The 107-acre campus sits just a few blocks from Lake Michigan and is within walking distance of the train station and the shops, cafés, and restaurants of downtown Lake Forest.

98 percent of Lake Forest faculty holds a PhD or equivalent degree. Faculty members teach all classes and provide academic advising. Faculty members are also active scholars, many who have won national teaching awards and have spoken and consulted throughout the United States and abroad. More than 30 percent have published books in their discipline.

The curriculum is enriched with the extensive resources of nearby Chicago, which is essentially a geographically extended classroom, laboratory, and creative space that provides additional resources to the students. Internships, off-campus study programs, research, and career opportunities are offered as well.

Contents

1 Undergraduate departments and programs
2 Student profile
3 Athletics
4 National rankings
5 Notable alumni
6 References
7 External links and references

Undergraduate departments and programs

Departments and programs for undergraduates include: African American Studies, American Studies, Area Studies, Art, Asian Studies, Biology, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Communications, Economics and Business, Education, Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, First-Year Studies, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Graduate Program in Liberal Studies, History, Honors Seminar, Independent Scholar, International Relations, Latin American Studies, Mathematics and Computer Science. Metropolitan Studies, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Politics, Pre-Health, Pre-Law, Psychology, Religion, Sociology and Anthropology, Theater, and Women’s and Gender Studies.

On top of promoting a traditional liberal arts education, Lake Forest College stresses the importance of undergraduate research by creating and funding programs that involve students in faculty led projects even at the freshman level. The college’s Richter Scholar Program allows students, in their summer following the freshman year, to work alongside their professors on research topics.

In addition to faculty led research, Lake Forest College strives to provide its students with internship opportunities in the city of Chicago. The college’s Career Advancement Center networks with Lake Forest Alumni to create internship opportunities and connections for future undergraduate students.

Student profile

Current Enrollment at Lake Forest College is 1,405 students, 811 women and 594 men, representing 47 states and 54 countries. 211 are minority students and 190 are international. The average high school GPA of a Lake Forest College student is 3.45. The middle 50% SAT Score is between 1190-1260, and the middle 50% ACT score is between 23-28.

Athletics

Lake Forest College Football

Varsity Sports: men’s football, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s ice hockey, swimming and diving, handball, and women’s softball

Club Sports: Aikido, Golf, Indoor Rock Climbing, Martial Arts, Rugby (men’s), Rugby (women’s), Sailing, Skydiving, Track/Running, Water Polo, Dance, Handball

National rankings

Lake Forest College is a member of The Princeton Review's 361 Best Colleges and ranks 2nd in the country for Students Happy with Financial Aid

Notable alumni

Nate Berkus, interior designer and decorator.
Lloyd John Ogilvie, former United States Senate Chaplain.
Gerald Vizenor, Native American writer, activist, academic and literary critic, began his teaching career at Lake Forest.
Allan Carr, producer of the movie Grease.
Richard Widmark, popular post-WWII era actor.
Blaise A. F. Mibeck, Research Scientist.
James Edward Stewart III, Test Pilot
Michael Lane, Maritime Judge
Philip Klinkner, political scientist

References

Lake Forest College Mission Statement and General Information (www.lakeforest.edu) 2005.
Lake Forest College appears in the 1980 tongue-in-cheek book Official Preppy Handbook by Lisa Birnbaum as one of the preppiest colleges in America. She cites it as being "socially impeccable."

External links and references

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