Lafayette College Business Programs
Located in Easton, Pennsylvania, Lafayette College is a private not-for-profit institution. Lafayette is located in a safe and convenient suburb.
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Lafayette College Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Lafayette has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#23 | Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Lafayette.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#27 | Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#99 | Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Lafayette has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#20 | Best Schools | Course Advisor |
#22 | Best General Economics Schools | College Factual |
#24 | Highest Paid General Economics Graduates | College Factual |
#45 | Best Economics Schools | College Factual |
#45 | Highest Paid Economics Graduates | College Factual |
Where Is Lafayette College?
Contact details for Lafayette are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | High St, Easton, PA 18042-1768 |
Phone: | 610-330-5000 |
Website: | https://www.lafayette.edu/ |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/LafayetteCollege.edu?ref=ts |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/LafCol |
How Do I Get Into Lafayette?
You can apply to Lafayette online at: https://apply.commonapp.org/login?ma=138
Admission Requirements for Lafayette
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | considered but not required |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | required |
Recommendations | required |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Lafayette?
Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 34%, and the acceptance rate for women is 38%.
Average Test Scores
About 75% of students accepted to Lafayette submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 710. Math scores were between 630 and 730.
Can I Afford Lafayette College?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Lafayette, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $8,941 a year. That adds up to $35,764 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Lafayette is 0.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Lafayette College Undergraduate Student Diversity
Gender Diversity
Of the 2,457 full-time undergraduates at Lafayette, 49% are male and 51% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lafayette College students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 107 |
Black or African American | 123 |
Hispanic or Latino | 187 |
White | 1,634 |
International Students | 224 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 182 |
Geographic Diversity
Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Lafayette College. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 60 countries are represented at Lafayette. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and India.
Online Learning at Lafayette College
Lafayette College Business Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Bachelor’s | TOTAL |
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General Economics | 93 | 93 |
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 17 | 17 |
TOTAL | 110 | 110 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Shuvaev under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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