Lafayette College

Easton, PA · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

31.4%

Acceptance rate

1,419

SAT Average

$32,496

Avg net price

2,746

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,419

SAT Reading/Writing670–740

SAT Math680–760

ACT Composite31–33

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 718	718
Bachelor’s 217	217
Bachelor’s 157	157
Bachelor’s 101	101
Bachelor’s 62	62
Bachelor’s 30	30
Bachelor’s 29	29
Bachelor’s 26	26
Bachelor’s 23	23
Bachelor’s 18	18
Bachelor’s 16	16
Bachelor’s 14	14
Bachelor’s 11	11
Bachelor’s 9	9
Bachelor’s 4	4
Bachelor’s 1	1

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: Patriot League

Projected sponsored sports24

BaseballField HockeyFootball — Championship SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's FencingMen's GolfMen's Lacrosse

Athletic participation

613 unique student-athletes · 19 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Decision I

Binding · FAFSA, CSS Profile due Nov 15

Nov 15, 2026

Early Decision II

Binding · FAFSA, CSS Profile due Jan 15

Jan 15, 2027

Regular Decision

FAFSA, CSS Profile due Jan 15

Jan 15, 2027

Convert Regular Decision to Early Decision II

Students who realize after applying that Lafayette truly is their first choice for their college education have the ability to convert their Regular Decision application to an Early Decision II application by sending an email to admissions@lafayette.edu. Students must also submit the Early Decision Agreement.

Binding · FAFSA, CSS Profile due Jan 15

Feb 1, 2027

· Apply with Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $64,248
Required fees: $1,150
Food and housing: $19,866
Books and supplies: $1,000
Other expenses: $1,150
Total: $87,414

Total by year

$74,0162019–2019–20
$74,0082020–2120–21
$75,9342021–2221–22
$78,8542022–2322–23
$83,3642023–2423–24
$87,4142024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $32,496 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 45%
Average share of need met: 100%
Average need-based grant: $54,031
Required forms: FAFSA and CSS Profile

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation80%

6-year graduation88%

Retention rate92%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$91,410

Median debt$16,000

Campus

Enrollment2,746

Student-faculty ratio10:1

SettingSuburb

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Lafayette College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Lafayette College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Lafayette College runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.

Early Decision I bindingApply by Nov 15 · decision Dec 15

Early Decision II bindingApply by Feb 1 · decision Feb 15

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Jan 15

Early DecisionRegular Decision

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Lafayette College admits in-state applicants at 33.7%, out-of-state applicants at 47.8%, and international applicants at 7.3%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

696 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈541In-state (domestic)≈96International≈59

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Mar 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

27% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

9% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

Lafayette College’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.1% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 22% who submitted class rank.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.56

High-school class rank

Among the 22% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

Lafayette College rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Class rank: Important
Standardized test scores: Important
Application essay: Important
Recommendation(s): Important

Nonacademic

Interview: Important
Extracurricular activities: Important
Talent / ability: Important
Character / personal qualities: Important
Level of applicant's interest: Important
First generation: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Work experience: Considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered

Lafayette College’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $93,492 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $32,496 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 314 of 696 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSACSS Profile

What that meant in 2025–26

Cost of attendance $93,492

Average aid package, 68% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 32% of sticker

Averages among the 314 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Lafayette College offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Lafayette College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

92.1% of Lafayette College’s first-years return for a second year and 88% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03