General Biology at Lake Forest College

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Lake Forest College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lake Forest is located in Lake Forest, Illinois and has a total student population of 1,583. In 2021, 16 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from Lake Forest.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Lake Forest General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Lake Forest General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Lake Forest compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Lake Forest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	564
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	626
Most Focused General Biology Schools	735

Biology Student Demographics at Lake Forest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Lake Forest College.

Lake Forest General Biology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology from Lake Forest. About 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Lake Forest since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Lake Forest are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lake Forest College with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Lake Forest also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Lake Forest College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Medical Scientists	3,510	$87,660
Biological Science Professors	2,530	$78,400
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Biological Scientists	590	$84,180

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Eudaimonia86 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.