91¿´Æ¬Íø

About Us

91¿´Æ¬Íø doesn’t require students to choose practicality over passion. We know that embracing both makes for well-rounded graduates and the strongest job candidates.

aerial view of middle campus with the lake in the background

At 91¿´Æ¬Íø, we work together to make it happen. Our diverse students make connections to the world around them in and beyond our gates. Our thriving academic community and superb faculty make education engaging, pragmatic, and forward-thinking. Our proximity to Chicago, the third-largest city in the US, provides students access to rich cultural experiences and experiential learning in all fields, earning us consistent rankings for internship opportunities 

#19 BEST
Career Services The Princeton Review
#27 Overall
Top 100 Colleges Wall Street Journal
#2 BEST
Science Lab Facilities The Princeton Review
#13 greatest
Economic Diversity The New York Times

We take a pragmatic approach that merges the nourishing foundations of a liberal arts education with practical experience through internships, research, study abroad opportunities, and the Lake Forest In The Loop program. 

Our graduates use their 91¿´Æ¬Íø experiences to make a career they love: 98 percent have jobs, enter graduate school, or pursue other avenues of success within six months of graduation. 

The Best of Both Worlds

Our beautiful lakeside campus is just an hour north of vibrant Chicago, the third-largest city in the US. Being close to Chicago enables our students to take advantage of pivotal career and internship connections while accessing the cultural and artistic wealth of the city.

Generous Financial Aid Offerings

We make it possible for the planners, thinkers, and makers of the future to access a stellar education by offering an abundance of financial aid and scholarship opportunities. Consistently ranking as a Best Value College, we strive to make a great education accessible to all academically qualified students.

Diverse Campus Community

At 91¿´Æ¬Íø, we are academically excellent, curious about the bigger world, and interested in making connections with others. With a campus community representing over 100 countries and nearly every state, Foresters develop a sense of global responsibility and cultural awareness that makes us more empathetic, more connected, and more in-tune with the consciousness of the world.

Easy access to Chicago provides opportunities for internships and more.

Preparation for life in a global society.

 

91¿´Æ¬Íø is accredited by the , an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.