Lake Forest College

Not to be confused with Wake Forest University.
Lake Forest College
Former names
Lind University (1857–1865)
Lake Forest University (1865–1965)
MottoEt veritas liberabit vos (Latin)
Motto in English
And the truth shall set you free[1] (John 8:32)
TypePrivate liberal arts college
Established1857; 167 years ago (1857)
Religious affiliation
Nonsectarian
Presbyterian (historically)
Academic affiliations
ACM
Annapolis Group
Oberlin Group
CLAC
APCU
Endowment$114.9 million (2023)[2]
PresidentJill Baren
ProvostTara Natarajan
Academic staff
178[3]
Students1,700
Location
Lake Forest
,
Illinois
,
U.S.

42°14′59″N 87°49′43″W / 42.2496°N 87.8285°W / 42.2496; -87.8285
CampusSuburban, 107 acres (43 ha)
Colors   Red & black [4]
NicknameForesters
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III
Midwest, NCHA
MascotBoomer the Bear
Websitewww.lakeforest.edu

Lake Forest College is a private liberal arts college in Lake Forest, Illinois. Founded in 1857 as Lind University by a group of Presbyterian ministers, the college has been coeducational since 1876 and an undergraduate-focused liberal arts institution since 1903.[5] Lake Forest enrolls approximately 1,500 students representing 43 states and 80 countries.[3] Lake Forest offers 32 undergraduate major and minor programs in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, and features programs of study in pre-law, pre-medicine, communication, business, finance, and computer science.[3] Most students live on the college's wooded 107-acre campus located a half-mile from the Lake Michigan shore, however, the population of commuting students has increased in the past few years.

Lake Forest is affiliated with the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. The college has 23 varsity teams that compete in the NCAA Division III Midwest Conference.

  1. ^ Schulze, Franz; Rosemary Cowler; Arthur H. Miller (2000). Thirty Miles North: A History of Lake Forest College, Its Town, and Its City of Chicago. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-9638189-6-6.
  2. ^ As of June 30, 2023.Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Endowment Market Value of U.S. and Canadian Higher Education Institutions and Affiliated Foundations That Participated in the 2023 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments, and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY22 to FY23 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 15, 2024. Archived from the original on February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Facts and Figures, Lake Forest College". Lake Forest College. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  4. ^ "College Style Guide". Lake Forest College Office of Communications and Marketing. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. ^ "History of the College". Lake Forest College. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.