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).
#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.
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.
$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).
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.