Lake Forest MBA Students
At Lake Forest, our students have been busy – working hard, building successful careers, starting families – creating their lives. Now, like you, they’re ready to accelerate their careers with a contemporary, practical business education through the Lake Forest MBA program.
All of the students in our MBA program work in the Chicago area full-time, and have an average of 14 years professional experience. In aggregate, they represent a wide variety of industries, functions, and occupations. In fact, their diversity might surprise you. They are managers, entrepreneurs, IT professionals, scientists, financial analysts, and engineers – to name just a few.
Currently employed by such companies as Abbott Laboratories, Allstate Corporation, Baxter International, Inc., HSBC, Kraft Foods, Inc., Motorola, Inc., True Value – and a variety of small and mid-size organizations as well – Lake Forest MBA students come to class ready and willing to share their practical experience and past successes. So you benefit from cross-functional perspectives of how various business organizations work together and succeed together.
Lake Forest MBA Student Profile
| Percent working full-time: |
100% |
| Average work experience: |
14 years |
| Average age: |
38 years |
| Percent male / female: |
64% / 36% |
| Percent with non-business undergraduate degree: |
74% |
Develop Your Network as You Develop Your Skills
Given the collaborative nature of the Lake Forest MBA program experience in Chicago, Schaumburg, and Lake Forest, students build lasting professional relationships with one another and with our business leader faculty. The Lake Forest MBA network – with over 800 students, nearly 7,500 alumni, and 150 faculty members from a wide array of organizations, industries, and functions – has both depth and diversity of professional expertise to offer you.
Becoming and remaining an active member of our Leadership Learning Community can provide you with lifelong learning opportunities and access to leading business knowledge and expertise. Our network can be a valuable resource for you both during your MBA program studies in Chicago, and throughout your career – wherever it may take you.
The Assistance & Support for Students in Sudden Transition (ASSIST) Program is designed to help students who have experienced a sudden, unexpected job loss by positioning them for a powerful career rebound through education, financial initiatives and counseling. As a not-for-profit organization, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is driven to give back and contribute to the enrichment of our community. We see this program as a key way to continue supporting and responding to students’ greatest needs.