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Lafayette College

Men's MCLA Contact: Alex Oliver
Profile
Size
4 / 10
2,642 Undergrads / 2,642 Students
Cost
9 / 10
$26,810 Net Price
Selectivity
9 / 10
31% Admitted
  • Team Conference

    NCLL Conf.

  • College Type

    4-year, Private non-profit

  • Campus Type

    Suburb: Large

Student Body
Gender
  • Male
  • Female
Enrollment
  • Full Time
  • Part Time
Geography
  • In-State
  • Out-of-state
  • Foreign
  • Other
Ethnicity
  • White
  • Black
  • Asian
  • Latino
  • Foreign
  • Other
Student-to-faculty Ratio
10 to 1
Return For Sophomore Year
93%
Overall Graduation Rate
88%
Graduate On Time / in 6 Years
84% / 88%
Calendar System
Semester
Religious Affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Housing
On campus housing is provided and is required for incoming freshman

Other includes American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, two or more races and unknown race / ethnicity.

Team Road Trips

Road trips for the Leopards always stay in-state (PA) with games against Kutztown, Bucknell, Lehigh, and Dickinson.

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Location
High St, Easton, PA, 18042 See Directions
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Where Grads Live
  • Greater New York City Area
  • Greater Philadelphia Area
  • Allentown Pennsylvania Area
  • Greater Boston Area
  • Washington D.C. Metro Area
  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Greater Chicago Area
  • Baltimore Maryland Area
  • Greater Los Angeles Area
  • Greater Denver Area
  • Greater Atlanta Area
  • Hartford Connecticut Area
  • Houston Texas Area
  • Greater Pittsburgh Area
  • Raleigh-Durham North Carolina Area
Where Grads Work
  • IBM
  • Merck
  • US Army
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Accenture
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Air Products
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Deloitte
  • PwC
  • Citi
  • J.P. Morgan
  • Bank of America
  • Pfizer
  • Lockheed Martin
What Grads Do
  • Sales
  • Engineering
  • Education
  • Finance
  • Operations
  • Research
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Marketing
  • Consulting
  • Legal
  • Media and Communication
  • Program and Project Management
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare Services
  • Business Development
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Niche Grades
Overall Experience
Student Life
Professor Rating
Academics
Athletics
Campus
Academics
Test Scores
SAT
Critical Reading
580 - 680
Math
630 - 740
Total
1270 - 1450
ACT
English
29 - 34
Math
27 - 32
Composite
28 - 33

This range represents the middle half of incoming freshman from the 25th to 75th percentile. The writing component is now optional and no longer reported. Historical writing ranges: 590 - 680 for SAT; 8 - 9 for ACT

GPA
SAT Math
SAT Reading
ACT

This distribution represents incoming freshman test scores and GPA on 4.0 scale.

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Admissions
 
Total
Male
Female
Applicants 8,521 4,677 3,844
% Admitted 31% 28% 36%
% Admits That Enroll 26% 27% 25%
Incoming Freshman Average GPA 3.53
  • Accepted
  • Denied
  • Applied
  • Waitlisted
  • Admission Considerations
     
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    Recommended Rec.
    High School GPA
    High School Rank
    High School Transcript
    College Prep Classes
    Recommendations
    Demonstrate Competencies
    Admission Test Scores
    Other Tests (Wonderlic, etc.)
    TOEFL (English proficiency)
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    Majors / Programs

    Degrees offered by popularity. Type = Bachelor.

    Social Sciences (31%)
    Engineering (22%)
    Economics, General (14%)
    Biological & Biomedical Sciences (11%)
    Mechanical Engineering (7%)
    Psychology (7%)
    Psychology, General (7%)
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General (7%)
    Political Science and Government, General (6%)
    Visual & Performing Arts (6%)
    Chemical Engineering (4%)
    English Language and Literature, General (4%)
    English Language & Literature (4%)
    Engineering, General (4%)
    International Relations and Affairs (3%)
    Computer & Information Sciences (3%)
    Sociology and Anthropology (3%)
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    Financial
    Net Price

    Average net price = sticker price - financial aid.

    $26,810

    Average net price by income for incoming freshman receiving financial aid.

    Net price for all students (private non-profit and for profit institutions).

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    Sticker Price

    Sticker price = estimated total cost of attendance.

     
    Undergraduate
     
    On Campus
    Tuition & Fees$55,752
    Books & Supplies$1,000
    Cost of Living$16,264
    Personal Expenses$1,000
     
    Sticker Price$74,016

    Personal expenses includes laundry, transportation, entertainment and furnishings.

    Financial Aid

    57% of full-time, incoming freshman receive financial aid.

     
    Receiving Aid %
    Avg. Aid Amount
    Type of Aid
    Grant or Scholarship49%$44,460
    Federal Grants10%$6,366
    Pell Grants10%$4,728
    Other Federal4%$3,891
    State & Local Grants2%$3,796
    Institutional Grants49%$43,184
     
    Student Loans31%$7,008
    Federal Loans27%$4,379
    Other Loans7%$13,953

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    All financials shown for full-time, incoming freshman.

     
    Total Amount
    Per Student
    Endowment
    Financial Assets $871 Million $329,577

    Value of endowment assets at fiscal year end.

    Debt

    Total federal debt after graduation for undergrad borrowers: $24,788.

    Total cumulative student debt by percentile.

     
    Total Principal
    Monthly Payment
    10 Year Repayment $22,500 $264

    Most student loans have a grace period before repayment begins.

    3 Year Avg. Default Rate: 1.3%

    Avg. rate for colleges with lacrosse is 5.1%.

    Total federal debt excludes private student loans and parent PLUS loans. Cumulative debt cohort includes 555 students.

    Salary

    Earnings 10 years after enrollment: $68,600

    Earnings of former students working by percentile.

    Earnings of former students who received federal financial aid. Figures shown are median.

    Payback

    How long until this college investment pays off: 4.04 years.

    Median debt and foregone earnings divided by median earnings. Foregone earnings assumes 4 years to graduation; at this school, 84% of students graduate on time.

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    Campus Safety
     
    On Campus
    In Residence Halls In Res. Halls
    Criminal Offenses
    Murder - -
    Negligent Manslaughter - -
    Rape 9 9
    Fondling 2 2
    Incest - -
    Statutory Rape - -
    Robbery - -
    Aggravated Assault - -
    Burglary 10 8
    Motor Vehicle Theft - -
    Arson - -

    In Residence Halls are a subset of On Campus statistics. Murder includes non-negligent manslaughter.

    The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here. Statistics represent 3-year average data.

    Data from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

    Carnegie Classifications
    Category
    Classification
    Basic ClassificationBaccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
    Undergrad InstructionArts & sciences plus professions, no graduate coexistence
    Graduate InstructionNot classified (Exclusively Undergraduate)
    Enrollment ProfileExclusively undergraduate four-year
    Undergrad ProfileFour-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
    Size and SettingFour-year, small, highly residential

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