Lafayette College

Easton, PA

According to its mission statement, 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, lifelong process." [Source]

Website: http://www.lafayette.edu/

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2,725
Undergraduate
Enrollment

85%
4-Year
Graduation Rate

$57,114
Tuition & Fees
(annually)

10:1
Student to Faculty Ratio

0.3%
Student Loan Default Rate

General Education Requirements

Composition

YES

Literature

Foreign Language

U.S. Government/History

Economics

Mathematics

Science

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Curriculum last evaluated: 6/30/2022

2021-22 enrollment and tuition data, and four-year graduation rates for first-time, full-time freshmen who enrolled in Fall 2012, are derived from the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator.