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Lafayette College is one of the leading colleges in Pennsylvania with the acceptance rate of 41%. Deadlines for application are Early Decision - November 15 and Early Decision II - February 1 and Regular - January 15 . For more information, call 610 330-5100 or send email at admissions@lafayette.edu.

8262 Enrolled 41% Acceptance Rate 30 - 33 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 8,262
    • Average HS GPA: 3.53
    • Acceptance Rate: 41%

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 22% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 26% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 21% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 15% — 3.00 - 3.24
    • 6% — 2.50 - 2.99

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    640 - 720
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    660 - 740
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    30 - 33

  • Deadlines

    Early Decision
    November 15
    Early Decision II
    February 1
    Regular
    January 15

Academics

  • Majors

    AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
    African Studies.
    Asian Studies/Civilization.
    Russian Studies.
    Women's Studies.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Biochemistry.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    Neuroscience.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer and Information Sciences, General.
    ENGINEERING.
    Chemical Engineering.
    Civil Engineering, General.
    Computer Engineering, General.
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    Engineering, General.
    Mechanical Engineering.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    French Language and Literature.
    German Language and Literature.
    Spanish Language and Literature.
    HISTORY.
    History, General.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Mathematics, General.
    MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
    NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
    Environmental Science.
    Environmental Studies.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Philosophy.
    Religion/Religious Studies.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Chemistry, General.
    Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Psychology, General.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Anthropology.
    Economics, General.
    International Relations and Affairs.
    Political Science and Government.
    Social Sciences, Other.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Art/Art Studies, General.
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
    Film/Cinema/Video Studies.
    Music, General.

  • Degrees

    • Bachelor's

  • Prominent Alumni

    Marsha Norman
    Pulitzer-prize-winning playwright
    Catherine Marshall LeSourd
    Author
    Jean Toal
    Chief justice, South Carolina Supreme Court
    Katherine Harris
    Congresswoman
    Jennifer Nettles
    Grammy-winning singer/songwriter

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Apr 1

  • Required Forms

    • FAFSA
    • Forms CSSProfile
    • Forms Divorced Parent

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    $58110
    Required Fees
    $508
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $1000
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    N/A
    Transportation for Commuters
    N/A
    On-Campus Room and Board
    $17336

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Federal and Institutional
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • Direct PLUS Loans
    • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • College/university loans from institutional funds
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    Yes

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 94/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    2725
    Foreign Countries Represented
    60

  • Demographics

    • Asian 4.16%
    • African-American 5.26%
    • Hispanic 7.83%
    • Caucasian 68.44%
    • Male 51%
    • Female 49%
    • Аre out of state 81

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    93%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    No
    Quality of life rating 87/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    100%
    Campus Environment
    Small Urban
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    No
    Interview Required
    Yes

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    250
    Number of Honor Societies
    17
    Number of Social Sororities
    6

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division I
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (17)
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • Cross Country
    • Diving
    • Fencing
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Gymnastics
    • Lacrosse
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (16)
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • Cross Country
    • Diving
    • Fencing
    • Field Hockey
    • Golf
    • Gymnastics
    • Lacrosse
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball

  • Student Services

    Day Care
    Health
    Womens Center
    Army ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: Lehigh University

  • Sustainability

    Want a cleaner, greener freshman dorm? Try Lafayette College’s “Treehouse” (The Real Environmental Experience House), which strives to establish a low-impact, environmentally conscious culture. The house is a “paradigm of recycling, efficiency, and conservation employing human ingenuity to develop a virtually waste-less community.” Though a relative newcomer to the green campus movement, the intensity of Lafayette College’s commitment to sustainability has brought sweeping green change to campus in a short amount of time. The school focuses on waste reduction and conservation through an aggressive composting program (100 percent of composted food waste is used for landscaping maintenance, and this is actually part of the environmental engineering curriculum), recycling program (expanding beyond just student involvement and will not work with any service vendors who don’t recycle 100 percent of their recyclable products), and water conservation program (all new buildings will feature water-saving technology and any renovations or retrofitting will incorporate the same fixtures to reduce the amount of sanitary effluent waste). A signatory of ACUPCC, Lafayette has determined that all new buildings and renovations should be designed to strive for LEED silver or higher standards certification. The college’s Climate Action Plan, commits to reducing GHG emissions by 20 percent over a 10 year period. Lafayette’s dining services has also committed itself to sustainability through the exclusive use of 100 percent compostable packaging and dining ware and 100 percent green cleaning supplies. Lafayette doesn’t just invest in green ideas on campus, but also in the classroom, instilling its students with the ideals of eco-awareness and environmental responsibility through class offerings, orientation week events, and curriculum initiatives, such as growing organic vegetables in the Metzger community garden on campus. Recent additions to sustainability efforts include additional shuttles and bike racks to promote alternative transportation; more e-waste, battery and text book recycling opportunities; an ECO Reps programs to encourage sustainable efforts in the residence halls; an organic farm, “LaFarm” that uses composted food waste to help produce food that is distributed to campus.

    Green rating
    N/A

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    100

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    86%
    Graduate in 5 years
    89%
    Graduate in 6 years
    90%

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Network
    • Alumni Services
    • Classes
    • Interest Inventory
    • Internships
    • Regional Alumni
    Opportunities at School
    • Experiential
    • Internship

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    $68400
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    $131800
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    $70400
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    $137500
    Percent High Job Meaning
    44%
    Percent STEM
    47%
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 91/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • Monday-Friday, Saturday open only for information sessions.
      • 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
      • 610 330-5100
      Campus Tours
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Year-round
      • Times: Mon-Fri 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm, and 3:15pm
      • Average Length: 1 hour

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      Yes
      Information Sessions
      Available
      Times
      N/A
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