Lafayette College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (27%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,776
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 15%
From Region 45%
Athletes 613 (22.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 67%
Hispanic 10%
International 7%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
Asian 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lafayette College 718 50% 69% 3% 6% 8% 8% $94,848 93 +1.01 83 97%
Chemical Engineering 22 — 64% 82% 0% 0% 5% 9% $105,982 57 +0.05 91 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 34 — 35% 79% 0% 0% 6% 9% $96,542 77 +0.60 84 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 17 — 88% 35% 6% 0% 18% 35% $130,779 84 +0.65 98 100% — — — —
Engineering 17 — 29% 71% 0% 0% 0% 18% $104,427 79 +0.45 90 — — — — —
General Engineering 9 +1 56% 44% 0% 22% 0% 33% $102,038 68 +0.27 88 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 58 — 90% 79% 3% 2% 5% 7% $109,587 91 +1.31 93 98% — — — —
Computer Science 23 +1 78% 57% 0% 4% 4% 35% $128,027 64 +0.09 98 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 38% 62% 12% 0% 12% 0% $76,846 78 +0.51 56 — — — — —
Geosciences 13 +3 23% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $71,702 82 +0.60 42 — — — — —
Mathematics 14 +3 71% 57% 0% 0% 0% 36% $100,413 82 +0.57 87 — — — — —
Physics 8 — 75% 62% 0% 0% 12% 0% $90,650 76 +0.51 79 — — — — —
Biochemistry 15 — 47% 87% 0% 0% 7% 0% $82,325 90 +0.96 67 — — — — —
Biology 46 +2 28% 76% 2% 4% 9% 0% $84,538 97 +2.10 71 96% — — — —
Neuroscience 40 — 18% 75% 8% 0% 15% 0% $82,570 93 +1.37 67 90% — — — —
Environmental Science 5 — 40% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $68,183 90 +1.20 33 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 11 — 18% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $67,611 87 +1.13 31 — — — — —
Mathematical Economics 29 +1 52% 62% 3% 7% 0% 21% $108,015 71 +0.38 92 — — — — —
Quantitative Economics 127 +13 73% 64% 2% 9% 9% 7% $121,252 83 +0.87 97 97% — — — —
African Studies — — — — — — — — $66,055 72 +0.54 27 — — — — —
Area Studies 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $66,036 72 +0.54 27 — — — — —
Asian Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,156 72 +0.55 27 — — — — —
English 26 +6 27% 77% 0% 0% 12% 0% $73,337 98 +2.55 47 100% — — — —
German — +2 — — — — — — $72,002 93 +1.25 43 — — — — —
History 11 +5 82% 82% 9% 0% 9% 0% $71,308 93 +1.41 41 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 +5 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $76,550 95 +1.84 55 — — — — —
Philosophy 7 +7 57% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $69,373 78 +0.60 36 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,055 98 +2.37 38 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +4 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $72,154 93 +1.26 44 — — — — —
Women's Studies — +5 — — — — — — $71,219 97 +1.84 41 — — — — —
Government 5 +4 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,234 86 +0.89 70 100% — — — —
International Affairs 21 +3 29% 67% 0% 10% 10% 14% $95,575 96 +1.19 84 100% — — — —
Political Science 40 +21 50% 72% 8% 12% 2% 0% $84,234 86 +0.89 70 100% — — — —
Psychology 62 +7 16% 69% 3% 10% 11% 5% $70,216 89 +0.97 38 — — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 24 +10 38% 46% 4% 25% 17% 0% $62,455 78 +0.50 18 96% — — — —
Film Studies 6 +1 33% 50% 17% 17% 17% 0% $76,718 100 +4.04 55 100% — — — —
Music 1 +2 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,876 97 +1.52 15 — — — — —
Studio Art 9 +5 44% 56% 0% 22% 0% 0% $58,633 93 +1.26 11 100% — — — —
Theater 2 +3 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,299 99 +2.31 14 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $72,851
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 80%
6-Year Graduation Rate 88%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Engineering 21.9% 157 66% 72% 2% 2% 6% 13% $107,560 71 +0.75 92 99% —
Business & Economics 21.7% 156 69% 63% 3% 9% 8% 10% $118,791 95 +0.78 96 97% —
Social Sciences 21.2% 152 30% 67% 4% 12% 9% 4% $76,644 95 +0.90 55 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 14.1% 101 27% 77% 4% 2% 11% 0% $83,430 98 +1.64 69 93% —
Humanities 7.2% 52 46% 71% 6% 2% 10% 4% $71,728 95 +1.85 43 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 6.0% 43 51% 70% 2% 0% 7% 12% $85,532 67 +0.56 72 — —
Computer Science 3.2% 23 78% 57% 0% 4% 4% 35% $128,027 72 +0.09 98 — —
Arts 2.5% 18 44% 56% 6% 17% 6% 0% $64,971 93 +2.32 24 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.2% 16 25% 81% 0% 6% 6% 0% $67,790 80 +1.15 32 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #398 73% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.7M #293 67% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #363 27% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #436 79% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.2M #348 84% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #371 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #312 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.6M #464 59% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 104 $8.6M $8.6M $0
Track & Field (combined) 89 $279K $279K $0
Lacrosse 54 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Baseball 40 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Soccer 29 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Swimming & Diving 27 $213K $213K $0
Basketball 14 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Golf 12 $241K $241K $0
Fencing 11 $43K $43K $0
Tennis 9 $178K $178K $0
Total 341 $16.5M $16.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 125 $531K $531K $0
Swimming & Diving 48 $567K $567K $0
Lacrosse 41 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Soccer 31 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Field Hockey 26 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Volleyball 20 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Softball 18 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 13 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Tennis 11 $248K $248K $0
Fencing 9 $35K $35K $0
Total 272 $11.0M $11.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 214 $810K $810K $0
Football 104 $8.6M $8.6M $0
Lacrosse 95 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Swimming & Diving 75 $780K $780K $0
Soccer 60 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Baseball 40 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 27 $4.8M $4.8M $0
Field Hockey 26 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Fencing 20 $79K $79K $0
Tennis 20 $426K $426K $0
Volleyball 20 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Softball 18 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Golf 12 $241K $241K $0
Total 613 $33.8M $33.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 31%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 33% 47% 7%
Early Decision 41% 58% 9%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 36%
SAT Range 1360 – 1490
SAT Math Range 660 – 760
SAT RW Range 680 – 740