Lake Forest, Illinois · Private Non-Profit
Neurobiology and Neurosciences at Lake Forest College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 101 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
5.6% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 5.6%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~101
- Schools with reported signal
- 314
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.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 314 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($4,859 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($6,363 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 82% 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.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 2.3% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 0.6% reported share · $4,195 net A+ College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY · 0.2% reported share · $5,579 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.3% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 0.7% reported share · $12,116 net A+ Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN · 0.3% reported share · $5,130 net A+ 
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 2.7% reported share · $16,075 net A+ 
Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA · 0.3% reported share · $6,389 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Neurobiology and Neurosciences accounts for 5.6% of reported programs at Lake Forest College, which is bigger than 98% of schools in this field set and 3.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 101 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 $4,859 above the $23,814 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 $6,363 below the $68,188 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 #257 of 314 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.