Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), North Central Association. This is one of six regional accrediting bodies for higher education in the United States and is recognized by the US Department of Education. The School participates in the HLC’s Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP), a continuous improvement process, to maintain accreditation. This is a voluntary, rigorous program modeled after well-known state and national quality programs. Learn more about AQIP.

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is licensed by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. This license grants LFGSM the authority to award Master’s Degrees in Illinois.

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as a Registered Public Accountant Continuing Professional Education Sponsor.