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Lafayette College

Easton, PA · CDS 20252026 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Presbyterian Church (USA)

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Overall admit rate
31.2%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
21.2%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$92,492
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$14,589

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates2,675
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students2,675

Admissions

Total applicants10,556
Total admitted3,289
Total enrolled696
Overall admit rate31.2%
Admit rate — women33.8%
Admit rate — men28.7%
Yield rate21.2%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan356
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT27.0%
% submitting ACT9.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile680
SAT EBRW 75th %ile740
SAT Math 25th %ile660
SAT Math 75th %ile760
ACT Comp 25th %ile30
ACT Comp 75th %ile33
% in top 10% of HS class53.0%
% in top 25% of HS class81.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$70,486
Tuition — out-of-state$70,486
Required fees$1,110
Room and board$20,896
Total cost — in-state$92,492
Total cost — out-of-state$92,492

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$54,046
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met100.0%
Avg merit grant (no need)$23,940
Avg loan debt at graduation$14,589

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist2,660
# admitted from waitlist171
Waitlist admit rate13.0%
Transfer applicants (total)233
Transfer admit rate22.8%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio10:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)31.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$34,433Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)88.8%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)85.6%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate90.9%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$91,758Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant11.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan20.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full27.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress41.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress11.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white66.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian3.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women42.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men57.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white67.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian6.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international9.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences30.2%
Engineering21.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences14.1%
Psychology8.6%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies4.2%
Physical Sciences4.0%
English Language And Literature/Letters3.6%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services3.2%