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What Lake Forest College costs

Lake Forest, Illinois · Private · 1,813 undergrads

Lake Forest College's sticker price was $70,968 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $24,987 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $16,922.

What does Lake Forest College cost?

$24,987 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $70,968.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$16,922
$30,000–$48,000$17,334
$48,000–$75,000$17,492
$75,000–$110,000$21,622
over $110,000$33,218

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$16,922
$30,000–$48,000$17,334
$48,000–$75,000$17,492
$75,000–$110,000$21,622
Over $110,000$33,218

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 76% off Lake Forest College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Lake Forest College cost more than DePauw University and Knox College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Lake Forest College$17,492$24,987
Illinois Institute of Technology$18,136$22,443
DePauw University$13,219$19,916
Knox College$14,726$19,292

The sticker price

$58,902
Tuition, 2025-26
$70,968
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
34%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$39,630
average grant for students who got aid.
65%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$26,250
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Lake Forest College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $16,922 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $70,968. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Lake Forest College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Lake Forest College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $17,334 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $70,968. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Lake Forest College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Lake Forest College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $17,492 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $70,968. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Lake Forest College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers