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General Information

Address:

Lafayette College
118 Markle Hall
Easton, Pennsylvania 18042

Control:

Private

Academic Calendar:

Semester

Founded:

1826

Web Site:

www.lafayette.edu

Main Phone:

(610) 330-5000

Admissions Phone:

(610) 330-5100

Student Body

Full-Time Undergraduates:

2,245

Part-Time Undergraduates:

58

Total Male Undergraduates:

1,202

Total Female Undergraduates:

1,101

Admissions

Overall Acceptance Rate:

39%

Early Decision Acceptance Rate:

68%

Regular Acceptance Rate:

37%

Total Applicants:

5,581

Total Acceptances:

2,169

Freshman Enrollment:

590

Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):

28%

Early Decision Available?

Yes

Early Action Available?

No

Early Decision Deadline:

February 15

Regular Decision Deadline:

January 1

Regular Decision Notification:

April 1

Must-Reply-By Date:

May 1

Applicants Placed on Waiting List:

1,599

Applicants Accepted from Waiting List:

700

Students Enrolled from Waiting List:

83

Transfer Applications Received:

106

Transfer Applications Accepted:

33

Transfer Students Enrolled:

13

Transfer Applicant Acceptance Rate:

31%

Common Application Accepted?

Yes

Supplemental Forms?

Yes

Admissions E-Mail

admissions@lafayette.edu

Admissions Web Site:

www.lafayette.edu/admissions

SaT I or ACT Required?

Either

First-year Students Submitting SAT Scores:

96%

SaT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):

1180–1350

SaT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):

570–660

SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):

610–690

Top 10% of High School Class:

63%

Application Fee:

$60

Financial Information

Tuition:

$29,982

Room and Board:

$9,285

Books and Supplies:

$600

Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, grants, work study, and other sources):

$22,407 per year

Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:

61%

Students Who Received Aid:

55%

Financial Aid Forms Deadline:

March 15

Financial Aid Phone:

(610) 330-5055

Financial Aid Web Site:

www.lafayette.edu/admissions/finaid

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