Lafayette College

Easton, PA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
31.2%
3,289 admitted
SAT · 50th
1420
Range 1360–1490
6-yr grad
85.0%
Retention 91.0%
Undergrads
2,675
10:1 S-F
Admissions
33.7% / 47.8%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications10,556
Overall admit rate31.2%
In-state admit rate33.7%
Out-of-state admit rate47.8%
Enrolled696 · 21.2% yield
Admitted from waitlist171 of 2,660
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Extracurriculars, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1420
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1360–1490 · 27.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W680720740
Math660710760
Comp136014201490
ACT
255075
Comp303133
Cost & aid
$70,486
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$70,486
Fees$1,110
Room & board$20,896
Books$1,000
Avg need-based grant$54,046
% need met100.0%
Avg debt at graduation$34,810
Academics
10 : 1
student-faculty ratio
91.0% retention
Student-faculty10 : 1
Retention91.0%
6-year graduation85.0%
Enrollment
2,675
undergraduates
83.0% out-of-state · 59 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates2,675
First-year696
Transfer26
Full-time99%
Female51%
Out-of-state83.0%
International (freshmen)59
Rankings
#13
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)#1326
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#1726
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#3026
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Private Schools)#4126
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#5626
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#9126
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferencePatriot League8
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingPennsylvania colleges21
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$65
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/15 → 3/23 → May 1
Early decision11/15 → 12/15 · binding
Early decision 22/1
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
Admissions URLhttps://www.commonapp.org/explore/lafaye…
Admissions emailadmissions@lafayette.edu
Admissions phone6103305100
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Lehigh University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Lehigh University PA · Private (nonprofit)29.0%1430
Bucknell University PA · Private (nonprofit)32.2%1270
Colgate University NY · Private (nonprofit)17.5%14803K
Dickinson College PA · Private (nonprofit)41.5%13802K
Franklin and Marshall College PA · Private (nonprofit)28.2%13801K
College of the Holy Cross MA · Private (Nonprofit)13403K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Lafayette College

19 years of Lafayette College's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.