By the Numbers
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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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