Colleges · Lake Forest
Colleges in Lake Forest, IL
Lake Forest is home to Lake Forest College, with about 1,818 students on campus. 7 more colleges are within 15 miles.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDSCollege
1degree-granting, in Lake Forest
Students on campus
1,818fall enrollment, not counting online-only
Largest
Lake Forest College1,818 on campus
Most selective
Lake Forest Collegeadmits 57% of applicants
Lowest net price
Lake Forest College$28,673 a year after aid
Every college
The college in Lake Forest
University or collegeCommunity collegeBigger dot = more students on campus
Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting. Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023).
Within reach
Other colleges near Lake Forest
40 more colleges are within 30 miles of Lake Forest.
Trinity International University-IllinoisUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bannockburn2.9 mi520 students
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · North Chicago4.5 mi1,911 students
Worsham College of Mortuary ScienceCareer school · For-profit · Wheeling7 mi46 students
University of Saint Mary of the LakeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mundelein8 mi173 students
College of Lake CountyCommunity college · Public · Grayslake11.4 mi9,144 studentsOakton CollegeCommunity college · Public · Des Plaines12 mi5,024 studentsMidwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieUniversity or college · For-profit · Skokie14.2 mi39 students
William Rainey Harper CollegeCommunity college · Public · Palatine15.3 mi10,894 studentsGarrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Evanston15.5 mi236 students
Northwestern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Evanston15.7 mi22,245 students30 more within 30 miles.
Straight-line distance from the center of Lake Forest. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.