Active Report Report ID: EDU-146490-2026

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management

Lake Forest, IL 60045

About Lake Forest Graduate School of Management

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is a private research university in Lake Forest, Illinois. Lake Forest Graduate School of Management awards degrees and certificates tracked in federal College Scorecard and IPEDS reporting.

School guide

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management: research record

Canonical EDsmart Data findings for Lake Forest Graduate School of Management—costs, outcomes, admissions, and programs—with evidence and methodology notes.

Campus snapshot

More from the data

Location, control, enrollment, and aid context for Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

Campus

Location

Lake Forest, IL

City / state

ZIP
60045
NCES locale
Rural fringe

See Rural college profile for median costs and outcomes at similar campuses.

Control

Institution type

Private Non-profit

Control

Region
Great Lakes
Carnegie
Tribal Colleges and Universities

Size

Enrollment

Graduate
196
Cost detail

Total Cost, Aid & Default

Total Cost of Attendance

Costs include tuition and fees. Room & board, books, and other expenses are additional where not shown.

Tuition vs average net price after aid for Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

Financial Aid by Income Level

0.00% Undergraduates receiving aid through grants
0.00% Undergraduates receiving aid through loans

Financial aid distribution by income level.

Student Loan Default Rate

0.00% 3-year cohort default rate (College Scorecard)

The published 3-year cohort default rate for borrowers at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management was 0.00%.

Cohort default rates account for borrowers who default in the first three years.

Multi-year tracker

Tuition tracker

Published tuition and average net price by reporting year come from the College Scorecard institution file. Values are not adjusted for inflation; missing cells mean the field was not reported or was suppressed for Lake Forest Graduate School of Management in that year.

Multi-year history is not in this profile yet. It is added when the institution cost history CSV has been collected and merged into school JSON.

Sticker tuition and net price over time

Where the institution reported separate in-state and out-of-state tuition, both appear. Gaps mean the value was not reported for that year.

College Scorecard reporting-year fields (not inflation-adjusted).

Net price by family income

Brackets follow Scorecard definitions for the series shown (public vs private institution).

Latest income-band net prices available in the processed extract.

Access

How difficult is it to get in?

Acceptance Rate

Acceptance rate data is not available for this institution.

Admissions funnel data is not available for this institution.

Test Scores

Test score data is not available for this institution.

Score distribution is not available for this institution.

Academic Requirements

GPA requirements are not published by this institution. Contact the admissions office for specific academic requirements.

Estimated GPA range is not available for this institution.

Student body

Enrollment & Student Demographics

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

N/A% Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management in 2024 is N/A students.

Graduate enrollment is about 196 students.

Full-time vs part-time enrollment comparison.

Retention Rate over Time

N/A%
2024 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall.

Retention rate over time compared to similar institutions.

Outcomes

Do students complete their programs?

Time to Complete

0.00% 100% Completion Time

0.00% 150% Completion Time

In 2024, 0.00% of students graduating from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management completed their program within 100% "normal time".

Completion rates over time compared to similar institutions.

Completions by Sex (Top Programs)

  • Business Administration and Management, General: 37% male / 63% female

IPEDS completions by sex for the five largest programs (aggregate CIPs excluded).

Completions by Race & Ethnicity

50White or Caucasian
7Reported groups

Largest group by summed IPEDS award counts across reported programs.

  • White or Caucasian50
  • Asian18
  • Black or African American14
  • Hispanic or Latino5
  • Two or More Races3
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander2
  • American Indian or Alaska Native0

Summed across program completion records in our extract.

Outcomes & academic profile

What do Lake Forest Graduate School of Management graduates earn—and in which programs?

Financial value and program completions for Lake Forest Graduate School of Management from College Scorecard and IPEDS extracts.

Return on Investment

ROI data is not available for this institution.

Debt and 4-year net cost vs. cumulative 10-year median earnings for Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

Top Programs by Completions

Largest 1 programs by IPEDS completions (2 reported codes; aggregate/unknown CIP buckets excluded).

IPEDS award counts for the largest programs at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

Employment Outcomes

Employment outcome data is not available for this institution.

Median earnings 6, 8, and 10 years after entry for Lake Forest Graduate School of Management graduates.

How financially powerful is this institution?

Finding: federal finance and Scorecard instructional fields for Lake Forest Graduate School of Management—endowment assets (fiscal year 2023), instructional staffing and expenditure. Compared with state, regional, and U.S. medians from EDsmart Data institutional financials.

Institutional endowment

$485,950

End-of-year assets · Fiscal year 2023

Start of year: $492,384

Year change: -$6,434

  • Illinois median 0.02× the median ($28.5M)
  • Great Lakes median 0.02× the median ($31.8M)
  • U.S. median 0.02× the median ($26.4M)

Per FTE: $2,825

  • Illinois median 0.19× the median ($15,173)
  • Great Lakes median 0.17× the median ($16,690)
  • U.S. median 0.23× the median ($12,100)

Instructional Resources

  • Full-time faculty share: 1.6%
    • Illinois median 49.2 pp below median (50.8%)
    • Great Lakes median 56.5 pp below median (58.1%)
    • U.S. median 56.4 pp below median (58.0%)
  • Average faculty salary (monthly): $9,927
    • Illinois median 1.2× the median ($8,563)
    • Great Lakes median 1.2× the median ($8,046)
    • U.S. median 1.3× the median ($7,615)
  • Instructional expenditure per FTE: $6,629
    • Illinois median 0.88× the median ($7,575)
    • Great Lakes median 0.86× the median ($7,690)
    • U.S. median 0.91× the median ($7,288)

Instructional metrics from College Scorecard. Peer medians are campus-level; see the institutional financials deep dive. Detailed non-instructional staff counts are not included here.

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management at a glance

Institution snapshot

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management

Lake Forest, IL 60045 · Private Non-profit · Great Lakes

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is a private non-profit institution in Lake Forest, IL, classified as Tribal Colleges and Universities.

Largest programs (IPEDS awards)
Business Administration and Management, General
Nearby

Schools near Lake Forest Graduate School of Management

Other campuses in Lake Forest, IL when available, plus nearby institutions in Illinois.

Peers

Similar schools

Peers with the closest outcomes profile within Illinois (completion, retention, and earnings).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Lake Forest Graduate School of Management located?

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is located in Lake Forest, IL.

How much does Lake Forest Graduate School of Management cost?

Reported tuition is N/A and average net price is N/A in the latest College Scorecard data.

Is Lake Forest Graduate School of Management public or private?

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is a private nonprofit institution located in Lake Forest, IL.

Is Lake Forest Graduate School of Management an HBCU?

No. Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is not flagged as an HBCU in the IPEDS institutional directory.

Is Lake Forest Graduate School of Management a tribal college?

No. Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is not flagged as a tribal college in IPEDS.

Is Lake Forest Graduate School of Management religiously affiliated?

No religious affiliation is reported for Lake Forest Graduate School of Management in IPEDS institutional characteristics.

Data Sources

This page uses data from the following sources:

Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.

Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.

Methodology & Data Scope

This profile uses institution-level fields from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, merged with IPEDS directory attributes where needed for locale, ownership, and program completions.

Benchmark rows compare this campus to NCES locale-type medians (for example Suburban) from our processed location extract. Implied U.S. medians are derived from locale-vs-national percentage fields in that extract—not a separate national Scorecard table.