Campus Overview - Lake Forest College
About Lake Forest College
Founded in 1857, this stunning campus is located in the city of Lake Forest, nestled literally a few blocks from beautiful Lake Michigan on Chicago’s North Shore. The school is 30 minutes north of Chicago and is convenient to most suburbs. The sprawling campus is easy to find off I-194 and the Illinois Tollway on route 60. Lake Forest College is one of the nation’s most innovative liberal arts colleges. In addition to strong academic majors in the humanities, social and natural sciences, the College features inventive programs of study in communications, business, Asian Studies, Islamic World Studies, and still other contemporary areas. Abundant internship and research opportunities, close interaction with highly skilled professors, and practical programs in nearby Chicago set Lake Forest College apart. Lake Forest College, as we find it today, is an academic home to more than 1,400 students from 47 states and 65 nations around the globe. The College is widely acknowledged as a leader in liberal learning and is an integral part of both the community of Lake Forest and the city of Chicago, sustaining many important cultural, social, and educational relationships.
Please visit the Lake Forest College website at www.lakeforest.edu to learn more about the campus and it’s location.


