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Lafayette College Acceptance Rate
For the application year 2024, Lafayette College's overall acceptance rate stands at 31.44%, with 10,195 applicants and 3,206 accepted. The Regular Decision (RD) acceptance rate matches this figure at 31.44% as well. The transfer acceptance rate is 21.16%, with 189 applicants and 40 accepted. Notably, the waitlist acceptance rate is significantly higher at 47.38%, with 2,364 students offered a spot and 1,120 ultimately enrolling. SAT scores range from a 25th percentile of 1370 to a 75th percentile of 1490, and the average GPA of admitted students is a solid 3.55.
Overall Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 10,195
Accepted Applicants: 3,206
Regular Decision vs Early Action Acceptance Rates
Historical Acceptance Rates
Lafayette College's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 31.44%, with 10,195 applicants and 3,206 admitted. This marks a slight decline from 31.47% in 2023, which had 9,874 applicants and 3,107 acceptances. The acceptance rate has fluctuated over the past several years, previously peaking at 40.74% in 2021 and reaching a low of 29% in 2016. Since 2015, the acceptance rate averages around 30%, indicating a relatively stable level of selectivity.
Wait List Acceptance Rate
Lafayette College's wait list acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 47.38%, with 1,120 out of 2,364 wait-listed applicants admitted. This marked increase is a stark contrast to the previous year (2023), where the acceptance rate plummeted to just 2.95% with only 63 of 2,137 applicants admitted. Historically, the acceptance rates have been very low, with 0.69% for the Class of 2026 and 1.74% for the Class of 2025. This significant uptick in 2024 highlights a dramatic shift in the waitlist dynamics at Lafayette College.
2364
Offered a Place
1120
Admitted
47.38%
Acceptance Rate
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Lafayette College's transfer acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 21.16%, with 40 students accepted out of 189 applicants. This figure shows a slight increase from the 21.08% acceptance rate in 2023, where 47 out of 223 applicants were accepted. Historically, the transfer acceptance rate has varied, peaking at 25.82% for the application year 2022 and remaining above 25% for both 2021 and 2022. The average GPA of accepted transfer students is 3.55, indicating that Lafayette continues to attract strong candidates for its transfer admissions.
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 189
Accepted Applicants: 40
Domestic vs International Acceptance Rates
Scores
GPA
3.55
SAT
1370-1490
Math: 680-760
Reading: 670-740
ACT
31-33
Math: 27-33
English: 31-35
Reading: 33-36
Science: 29-34
Acceptances by Race
| Race | Applicants |
|---|---|
| Asian American | 3.53% |
| White | 66.45% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.8% |
| Black/African American | 5.84% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0.25% |
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