Lafayette College
Easton, Pennsylvania · Private · 2,757 undergraduates · lafayette.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
31%
of 10,556 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1360 to 1490
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$98,010Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Lafayette College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
31% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$98,010
a year in 2027-28, from a $98,010 sticker price
What to do with your 1420
Send your score
About 66% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1300, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Apply - Admissions · Lafayette College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
31%
of applicants were admitted: 3,289 of 10,556 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding. 38% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
2,660 students were offered a spot; 171 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 27% of them sent SAT scores and 9% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1360 to 1490
Reading and Writing 680 to 740
Math 660 to 760
ACT composite 31 to 33
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160061%
- 1200 to 139938%
- 1000 to 11991.1%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.56
- 4.012%
- 3.75 to 3.9925%
- 3.50 to 3.7426%
- 3.25 to 3.4917%
- 3.00 to 3.2412%
- 2.50 to 2.996.8%
- Below 2.500.4%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$98,010
a year
- Tuition$73,310
- Fees$1,150
- Food and housing$21,730
- Books and supplies$1,040
- Transportation and other$780
Lafayette College published $94,242 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$11,822
- $30,001 to $48,000$9,292
- $48,001 to $75,000$16,456
- $75,001 to $110,000$30,704
- Over $110,000$52,178
Financial aid
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$54,031
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
25%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $23,965 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 1/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 1/15
- The last day to send aid forms.
- Also asks for
- 2024 federal return, W2s, verification worksheet
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
34 of 34
Earn credit with a score of 3
9 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $7,330Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 1 | Elective in Art |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 1 | Elective in Art |
| Art History | 4 | 1 | Elective in Art |
| Biology | 5 | 1 | Biology 111 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 1 | Mathematics 161 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 1 | Mathematics 161 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 2 | MATH 161, MATH 162 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 1 | Chemistry 107 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 1 | Chinese 102 or 112 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | Government 103 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 1 | Computer Science 102 |
| Drawing | 4 | 1 | Elective in Art |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 1 | Elective in English |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 1 | Elective in English |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 1 | Elective in Environmental Science |
| European History | 4 | 1 | Elective in History |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 1 | French 102 or 112 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 1 | German 102 or 112 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 1 | Italian 102 or 112 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 1 | Japanese 102 or 112 |
| Latin | 3 | 1 | Latin 102 or 112 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 1 | Economics 101, with score of 4 or higher on both Microeconomics and Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 1 | Economics 101, with score of 4 or higher on both Microeconomics and Macroeconomics |
| Music Theory | 4 | 1 | Music 121 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 1 | Physics 111 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 1 | Physics 112 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 1 | Physics 133 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 1 | Physics 131 |
| Psychology | 4 | 1 | Elective in Psychology |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 1 | Spanish 102 or 112 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 1 | Spanish 102 or 112 |
| Statistics | 4 | 1 | Math 186 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | GOVT 101 |
| United States History | 4 | 1 | Elective in History |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 1 | Elective in History |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
85%
Come back for a second year
90%
Typical earnings
$102,336
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Lafayette College$121,951
- All colleges$89,628
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 11 majors here have earnings data.
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