Lafayette College

Admissions

Interested in attending Lafayette College?

On this page, you'll learn how difficult it is to get into Lafayette College, we'll dig into high school grades and test scores, and you'll find out the factors the school considers when reviewing applications.

Admission Rates

Is it difficult to get into Lafayette College?

Acceptance rates at schools can vary depending on if the student is in-state, out-of-state, or international.

Of those accepted, 22% ended up enrolling at Lafayette College, making their yield rate Medium. The yield rate is the percentage of accepted students who enroll at the school. You can use the yield rate to find out how coveted a school is for the students who apply to it.

Application Factors

You can increase your chances of getting into Lafayette College by looking at what the school considers during the application process.

Here are the things Lafayette considers:

Grades & Testing

Do you have the grades and test scores to get into Lafayette College?

Grades

Students who recently attended Lafayette College as freshmen had an average unweighted high school GPA of 3.51. 51% of freshmen who attended Lafayette were in the top 10% of their graduating high school class, and 77% were in the top 25% of their graduating high school class.

These are the high school grade point averages (unweighted) of students who enroll:

Applicants submitting SAT Scores

Application Deadlines

These are the deadlines for applying to Lafayette College. Application deadlines are subject to change, so please verify all deadlines with the school.

Regular Admissions

Early Decision

Early Decision is a program in which students commit to attend a school if they are accepted. Some schools have a higher acceptance rate for Early Decision than regular decision. Lafayette's Early Decision acceptance rate is 42%, compared to 32% overall. If you’re sure you want to attend Lafayette College, you might consider applying Early Decision.