Lafayette College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Lafayette College is a private liberal arts college in Easton, PA (suburb setting), with 2,764 undergraduates (49% women), affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). It admitted 31% of 9,874 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1340–1490 on the SAT and 30–33 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $83,364 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $34,728 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 88% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, engineering, biological sciences. The campus reported 2.16 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Lafayette College ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $61,824
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Lafayette College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Lafayette College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Patriot League | 31 | 3 over | 2 | $1.6M | $52,233 | 997 | |
| Baseball | Patriot League | 40 | 6 over | 4 | $1.1M | $26,914 | 989 | |
| Men's Basketball | Patriot League | 14 | room 1 | 5 | $2.5M | $176,579 | 989 | |
| Women's Basketball | Patriot League | 13 | room 2 | 5 | $2.4M | $181,839 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Patriot League | — | — | 3 | — | — | 983 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Patriot League | — | — | 3 | — | — | 998 | |
| Field Hockey | Patriot League | 26 | room 1 | 3 | $1.6M | $61,223 | 997 | |
| Football | Patriot League | 104 | room 1 | 4 | $8.6M | $82,668 | 987 | |
| Men's Golf | Patriot League | 12 | 3 over | 3 | $242k | $20,132 | 995 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Patriot League | 54 | 6 over | 4 | $2M | $37,682 | 992 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Patriot League | 41 | 3 over | 4 | $1.7M | $40,569 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | Patriot League | 29 | 1 over | 5 | $1.4M | $47,569 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Patriot League | 18 | room 7 | 2 | $1.2M | $65,195 | 1000 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Patriot League | 27 | room 3 | 6 | $213k | $7,898 | 995 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Patriot League | 48 | 18 over | 6 | $568k | $11,826 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | Patriot League | 9 | room 1 | 3 | $179k | $19,835 | 993 | |
| Women's Tennis | Patriot League | 11 | 1 over | 3 | $248k | $22,570 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Patriot League | 89 | 44 over | 5 | $279k | $3,139 | 979 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Patriot League | 125 | 80 over | 5 | $531k | $4,249 | 989 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Patriot League | 20 | 2 over | 2 | $1.2M | $59,303 | 976 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.