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Lafayette College

Easton, PA · Private · Large suburb

Private institution in Easton, PA · 2,746 undergraduates · 31% acceptance rate · $91,410 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$32,4961,794th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$62,5741,947th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$62,5741,947th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$78,8541,882nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$16,000365th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$91,41062nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$80,61459th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
88.0%102nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
92.1%192nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
31.5%115th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
141982nd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3258th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,746748th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
10.3%2,047th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 54 mi (EWR)

On 4 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$65
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 33 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$73,635$71,575
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,022$65,238
Engineering, GeneralEngineeringbachelors$69,338$72,403
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,473$65,486
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,821$68,379
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$60,839$58,943
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$52,152$48,198
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$45,383$44,468
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$43,426$44,170
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$41,937$29,685
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$41,193$33,993
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$41,025$48,823

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $13,879,488 (M $7,604,160 · W $6,275,328 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Lafayette College’s 2,746 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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