The Lafayette Experience allows students to achieve the future they imagine by taking advantage of unique opportunities to customize their learning that are not available at other institutions where the focus is not exclusively on undergraduates.

Character: Most academically competitive, independent, undergraduate, coeducational, residential, 60 buildings on 340 total acres with a 230-acre athletic complex.

Only 65 colleges and universities in the nation have this rating.

Degrees: Bachelor of Arts in 33 fields; Bachelor of Science in 9 fields of science and 4 fields of engineering.

Endowment: Market value of more than $727 million with total assets of $1 billion. As an exclusively undergraduate institution, Lafayette focuses all of its resources on undergraduates.

Enrollment: 2,381; 52% men, 48% women.

Faculty: 196 full-time faculty members, 100% holding the doctorate or other terminal degree; 11 to 1 student/faculty ratio.

Financial Aid: For 2005-06, provided nearly $25 million in scholarship and grant assistance to 55% of enrolled students. Unique fully subsidized Higher Education Loans to Parents (HELP program).

Founded: In 1826 by citizens of Easton.

Location: About 70 miles west of New York City and 60 miles north of Philadelphia.

Student Life: More than 250 groups, clubs, and sports.

History

Marquis de Lafayette

Lafayette College
Easton, PA 18042
Admissions (610) 330-5100
Admissions fax (610) 330-5355
admissions@lafayette.edu