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Lafayette College
Easton, PA · Private (nonprofit) · 2,757 students · mostly bachelor degrees
251st-cheapest of 264 Pennsylvania colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$34,433
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$83,133
Graduation rate
88%
Admission rate
31%
Median graduate earnings
$91,410
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$16,000
Average SAT
1424
Median ACT
32
Pell grant recipients
12%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
36 programsChemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$115,726Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree100 grads/yr$112,864Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$104,222Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree54 grads/yr$101,348Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree71 grads/yr$87,904Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree50 grads/yr$82,109Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$73,435English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$53,050
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.