unitid 213385 · Easton, PA · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Lafayette College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,764
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
31%
9th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,757
84th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
12%
undergrads on Pell grants
6th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
88%
finish within 150% time
93rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$83,133
93rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$34,433
after aid, aided students
88th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$91,410
after entry, Title IV students
96th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$16,000
11th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $12,716 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $111,341
- First-generation students
- 15%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $65,398
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 5.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics. | 100 | $106,100 | $19,500 |
| Political Science and Government. | 71 | $81,966 | $13,640 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 54 | $94,144 | $19,500 |
| Biology, General. | 50 | $78,669 | $17,000 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 48 | $82,698 | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 48 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 33 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 32 | $74,426 | $16,500 |
| Mathematical Economics. | 29 | — | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | 25 | $89,758 | $16,620 |
| Civil Engineering. | 24 | $90,802 | $16,000 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 22 | $97,678 | $17,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.