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Lafayette College |
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Lafayette College was founded in 1826 by citizens of Easton, Pennsylvania, as an all-male liberal arts institution.
Throughout its history, the College has continually shaped itself in ways that best serve its educational purpose, remaining
supportive of the tradition of liberal education while being responsive to changes and challenges of society and the times.
Today, Lafayette is an independent, coeducational, residential, undergraduate institution with a faculty of distinction and
2,400 full-time men and women students of high intellectual promise and diverse backgrounds.The student body is 50 percent
men and 50 percent women. |
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| County |
Northampton County, PA |
| Title IV Eligible |
Yes |
| Carnegie Classification |
Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level |
4 or more years |
| Institution Control |
Private, non-profit |
| Full-Time Undergraduate |
2,338 students
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| Part-Time Undergraduate |
65 students
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| Total Enrollment |
2,403 students
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| Total Dormitory Capacity |
2,027 students
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| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid |
68 % |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants |
12 % |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received |
$4,938 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants |
9% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received |
$3,244 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants |
57% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received |
$24,019 |
| % Students Receiving Loans |
65% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received |
$4,153 |
- Lafayette College offers only undergraduate programs. It grants the Bachelor of Arts degree in 33
established major fields, the Bachelor of Science in nine fields of science and four of engineering. Interdisciplinary majors
have been established in Africana Studies, American Studies, Biochemistry, International Affairs, A.B. International
Studies/B.S. Engineering, Mathematics and Economics, Neuroscience, and Russian and East European Studies; in addition, a
number of departments have joined others in offering coordinate majors. Many departments also permit a minor in the field. A
five-year, two-degree plan is also available.
- Lafayette has built a strong reputation in the liberal arts, sciences, and engineering because of its
focus on the student. This unusual combination of strengths continues to define Lafayette's special role among the top
liberal arts colleges in the nation.
- Lafayette College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association
of Colleges and Schools. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the United
States Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
- Lafayette is classified among America's "most academically competitive colleges" by Barron's,
publishers of the well-known guidebooks Profiles of American Colleges and Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges. Only 65 of
the 1,650 four-year colleges profiled in Profiles of American Colleges have this rating.
- Profile last updated: 05/09/2008.
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