Private nonprofit · Easton, Pennsylvania
Lafayette College: cost, debt and earnings by major
11 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $35,879
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 85%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 31%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,757
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $14,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 2%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $11,822 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $9,292 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $16,456 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $30,704 |
| $110,000+ | $52,178 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (11)
- Chemical Engineering$115,726
- Economics$112,864
- Engineering, General$104,222
- Mechanical Engineering$101,348
- Political Science and Government$87,904
- Biology, General$82,109
- Civil Engineering$79,405 (1 yr)
- Psychology, General$73,435
- English Language and Literature, General$53,050
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$47,815 (1 yr)
- International Relations and National Security Studies$46,226 (1 yr)