Acceptance Rate History
Lafayette College Acceptance Rate: 31.2% in 2025 (2013–2025 history)
PA · Current rate: 31.2%
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What is Lafayette College's acceptance rate in 2025?
Lafayette College's acceptance rate in 2025 is 31.2%, roughly unchanged from 31.5% in 2024.
Common Data Set 2025-2026
Regular Decision acceptance rate at Lafayette College
Outside Early Decision, Lafayette College admitted 2,933 of 9,619 applicants in the 2025-2026 cycle: 30.5%. That counts everyone who did not apply Early Decision.
Lafayette College's Early Decision II deadline for the 2026-27 cycle is Jan 15, 2027.
Calculated from published counts · Common Data Set 2025-2026 · checked Oct 2026
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.2% | 10,556 | 3,289 |
| 2024 | 31.5% | 10,195 | 3,206 |
| 2023 | 31.5% | 9,874 | 3,107 |
| 2022 | 33.6% | 10,500 | 3,531 |
| 2021 | 40.7% | 8,262 | 3,366 |
| 2020 | 35.6% | 8,215 | 2,922 |
| 2019 | 31.5% | 8,521 | 2,682 |
| 2018 | 29.4% | 9,237 | 2,715 |
| 2017 | 30.8% | 8,469 | 2,609 |
| 2016 | 28.3% | 8,123 | 2,298 |
| 2015 | 30.3% | 7,465 | 2,258 |
| 2014 | 29.8% | 7,796 | 2,319 |
| 2013 | 34.1% | 6,766 | 2,310 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $12,716/yr · Family income over $110k: $52,608/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Aid for international students
Lafayette College awarded institutional aid to 105 international undergraduates, averaging $69,176 (2024-2025 Common Data Set).
These figures describe only the international students who actually received aid — not what a typical international admit can expect. International students outside this group pay the full sticker price.
Source: official Common Data Set filing
Admitted Student Profile
SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)
1360–1490
Common Data Set 2025-2026
Admitted students at Lafayette College scored between 1360 and 1490 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
What this school weighs — Lafayette College
Course rigor and GPA are not in this table. Nearly every school rates both at the top, so they tell you nothing about this one. These six are where schools differ.
| Class rank | Important |
|---|---|
| Standardized test scores | Important |
| Application essay | Important |
| Recommendations | Important |
| Extracurricular activities | Important |
| Character / personal qualities | Important |
Lafayette College Common Data Set 2024–25, section C7
How to read these numbers
- The 2025 rate covers Lafayette College's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1360–1490 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1360, and a quarter scored above 1490.
- The table above holds 13 reported years, 2013 through 2025. Across them Lafayette College's rate ranged from 28.3% to 40.7%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
Where do you stand?
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SAT
Middle 50% of admitted students scored 1360–1490.
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Trend Analysis
Lafayette College's acceptance rate has decreased from 34.1% in 2013 to 31.2% in 2025, reflecting increased selectivity. The most notable shift occurred in 2022.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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Data sourced from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Does not represent endorsements or guarantee admission outcomes.