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Lafayette College

Lafayette College
730 High Street
Easton, PA 18042

Official telephone: (610) 330-5000
Fax number: (610) 330-5127
Website: https://www.lafayette.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,764
Full-time undergraduates: 2,734
Part-time undergraduates: 30
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.8% Hispanic/Latino
68.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
6.8% Nonresident Alien
2.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Lafayette College
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 340 acres
Nearest major city: New York City, Philadelphia

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 99%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 92%
Percent of students who live off campus: 8%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 690
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
LAF (Lafayette Activities Forum); Student Government; Crew; International Students Association; Leopards Lair

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's crew  
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's equestrian sports  
Men's fencing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ice hockey  
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's rugby  
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's squash  
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's weight lifting  
Men's wrestling  
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's crew  
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's rugby  
Women's skiing (downhill)  
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's weight lifting  
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; baseball; basketball; bowling; fencing; field hockey; football; golf; lacrosse; racquetball; sailing; soccer; softball; squash; tennis; volleyball; weight lifting; wrestling; swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running; skiing (cross-country)

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Lehigh Valley International

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 66% within six months of graduation

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