Lake Forest College

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. Lake Forest enrolls approximately 1,500 students representing 43 states and 80 countries. 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. 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 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 (John 8:32)
TypePrivate liberal arts college
Established1857 (1857)
Religious affiliation
Nonsectarian
Presbyterian (historically)
Academic affiliations
ACM
Annapolis Group
Oberlin Group
CLAC
APCU
Endowment$114.9 million (2023)
PresidentJill Baren
ProvostTara Natarajan
Academic staff
178
Students1,700
Location
Lake Forest
,
Illinois
,
U.S.

42.2496°N 87.8285°W / 42.2496; -87.8285
CampusSuburban, 107 acres (43 ha)
Colors   Red & black
NicknameForesters
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III
Midwest, NCHA
MascotBoomer the Bear
Websitewww.lakeforest.edu

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.

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