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Lafayette College

Mission Statement:

In an environment that fosters the free exchange of ideas, Lafayette College seeks to nurture the inquiring mind and to integrate intellectual, social, and personal growth. The College strives to develop students' skills of critical thinking, verbal communication, and quantitative reasoning and their capacity for creative endeavor; it encourages students to examine the traditions of their own culture and those of others, to develop systems of values that include an understanding of personal, social, and professional responsibility, and to regard education as an indispensable, life-long process.

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Address:

High St
Easton, PA 18042-1768

www.lafayette.edu

Phone:

General: (610) 330-5000
Admissions: (610) 330-5100
Financial aid: (610) 330-5055

Degrees offered:

African Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other
Art/Art Studies, General
Biochemistry
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry, General
Civil Engineering, General
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
Economics, General
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering, General
English Language and Literature, General
French Language and Literature
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
German Language and Literature
History, General
History, Other
International Economics
International Relations and Affairs
Mathematics, General
Mechanical Engineering
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Music, General
Neuroscience
Philosophy
Physics, General
Political Science and Government, General
Political Science and Government, Other
Psychology, General
Religion/Religious Studies
Russian Studies
Social Sciences, Other
Spanish Language and Literature

Classification:

Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Highest degree offered: Bachelors
Carnegie class: Baccalaureate Colleges--Liberal Arts

These institutions are primarily undergraduate colleges with major emphasis on baccalaureate programs. They award at least half of their baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts fields.

Enrollment Information:

Total enrollment:2303
Total undergraduate:2303
Total graduate:0
Total professional:0
 
Total full-time:2245
Full-time undergraduate:2245
Full-time graduate:0
Full-time professional:0
 
Total part-time:58
Part-time undergraduate:58
Part-time graduate:0
Part-time professional:0
 
Men total:1202
Women total:1101
 
Nonresident alien: 115 (04.99%)
American Indian/Alaska Native: 4 (00.17%)
Asian or Pacific Islander: 50 (02.17%)
Black non-Hispanic: 99 (04.30%)
Hispanic: 82 (03.56%)
White non-Hispanic: 1953 (84.80%)
Race/ethnicity unknown: 0 (00.00%)