UIUC vs Lake Forest College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

UIUC is a public and Lake Forest College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Lake Forest College has more expensive tuition & fees ($54,202) than UIUC ($39,192).
It is harder to admit to UIUC than Lake Forest College.
UIUC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,410) than Lake Forest College (1,280).
UIUC has higher submitted ACT score (32) than Lake Forest College (29).
UIUC has more students with 56,916 students while Lake Forest College has 1,753 students.
Lake Forest College has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while UIUC's ratio is 21 to 1.
UIUC has more full-time faculties with 2,434 faculties while Lake Forest College has 104 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Lake Forest College.

UIUC	vs.	Lake Forest College
Champaign, Illinois	Location	Lake Forest, Illinois
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$18,060 Out-Of-State$39,192	2024 Tuition & Fees	$54,202
58%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$16,449	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$40,590

44.00 %	Acceptance Rates	58.99 %
28.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.01 %
1,410	SAT Score	1,280
32	ACT Score	29
84 %	Graduation Rate	77 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	16 %
93 %	Retention Rate	85 %
56,916	Student Population	1,753
2,434	Number of Faculties	104
21 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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