Lake Forest, Illinois · Private Non-Profit
Business/Commerce, General at Lake Forest College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 10.2% reported program-share signal, $28,673 school-wide net price, and $61,825 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 185 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
10.2% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 10.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~185
- Schools with reported signal
- 661
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 56.8%
- Graduation rate
- 77.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $28,673/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $114,692
- Median debt
- $26,158
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $61,825/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (10.2%), school-wide average net price ($28,673), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($61,825), and peer averages from 661 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 661 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 1.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($12,631 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($11,320 above). Together, those evidence points place Lake Forest College in the top 85% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.6% reported share · $536 net A+ College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 2.4% reported share · $1,342 net A+ Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 2.3% reported share · $1,406 net A+ Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 7.3% reported share · $1,618 net A+ 
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 0.1% reported share · $3,033 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.4% reported share · $2,984 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 5.5% reported share · $1,751 net A+ 
West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV · 13.7% reported share · $1,807 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Business/Commerce, General accounts for 10.2% of reported programs at Lake Forest College, which is bigger than 83% of schools in this field set and 1.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 185 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Lake Forest College's average net price is $28,673 per year, about $114,692 over four years. That is $12,631 above the $16,042 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $61,825 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $11,320 above the $50,505 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Lake Forest College #564 of 661 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.