Lafayette College Regular Decision Acceptance Rate

Lafayette College's Regular Decision acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 31.44%, with 3,206 applicants successfully admitted out of a total of 10,195. This marks a slight decline from the previous year's rate of 31.47%, when 3,107 out of 9,874 applicants were accepted. Over the last several years, acceptance rates have ranged from 29.0% in 2016 to a peak of 40.74% in 2021, showing significant variability in competitiveness. The data reflects an overall trend towards lower acceptance rates in recent years, indicating increasing selectivity in Lafayette’s admissions process.