Lafayette College offers 20% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $23,558. Lafayette College is a private college located in Easton, Pennsylvania. Its student population is 2762. It is a four-year, small, highly residential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 34%. Lafayette College 4 year graduation rate is 86% .
FRESHMAN W/O NEED, RECEIVING MERIT AID
$23,558
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Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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Lafayette College | $72,266 | 20% | $23,558 | 29% | NA |
Virginia Military Institute | $58,628 | 23% | $23,926 | 51% | NA |
Colleges in Mid East Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
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Lafayette College | $72,266 | 20% | $23,558 | 29% | |
Bowie State University | $35,328 | 25% | $128 | 38% | |
Lehigh University | $71,465 | 16% | $8,421 | 22% | |
West Chester University Of Pennsylvania | $35,422 | 20% | $2,163 | 74% | |
Fashion Institute Of Technology | $34,000 | 17% | $871 | 53% | |
Ramapo College Of New Jersey | $40,913 | 24% | $11,195 | 63% | |
Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania | $29,278 | 19% | $2,371 | 83% | |
Suny Buffalo State | $35,786 | 19% | $2,206 | 61% | |
Suny Oneonta | $33,812 | 16% | $3,575 | 51% | |
Gallaudet University | $34,392 | 19% | $6,914 | 57% | |
Montclair State University | $39,752 | 20% | $4,675 | 71% | |
Pennsylvania State University Main Campus | $23,726 | 23% | $5,444 | 56% | |
Suny College At Brockport | $34,660 | 23% | $3,162 | 53% | |
University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus | $48,437 | 19% | $9,699 | 59% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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Lafayette College | 29 | $122,500 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 43 | $134,100 |
Colgate University | 25 | $130,600 |
University Of California San Diego | 30 | $123,700 |
Bucknell University | 33 | $122,900 |
Villanova University | 29 | $119,500 |
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo | 30 | $119,500 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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Lafayette College | 29 | $72,266 |
Bentley University | 43 | $71,320 |
Macalester College | 41 | $71,553 |
Emerson College | 36 | $71,682 |
College Of The Holy Cross | 38 | $71,710 |
Stevens Institute Of Technology | 41 | $72,034 |
Villanova University | 29 | $73,124 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 43 | $73,816 |
Bryn Mawr College | 34 | $73,990 |
Skidmore College | 27 | $74,140 |
Kenyon College | 36 | $74,540 |
Connecticut College | 38 | $74,590 |
Colgate University | 25 | $75,000 |
Wake Forest University | 29 | $75,070 |
Smith College | 31 | $75,229 |
George Washington University | 42 | $75,235 |
Pepperdine University | 36 | $75,312 |
Bucknell University | 33 | $75,400 |
University Of Rochester | 29 | $75,431 |
Oberlin College | 36 | $75,602 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
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Lafayette College | 29 | 86% |
Alice Lloyd College | 28 | 90% |
Boston College | 28 | 88% |
University Of Virginia Main Campus | 26 | 88% |
Colgate University | 25 | 88% |
Villanova University | 29 | 87% |
Bentley University | 43 | 87% |
Kenyon College | 36 | 86% |
Bucknell University | 33 | 86% |
Vassar College | 25 | 85% |
College Of William And Mary | 37 | 85% |
Macalester College | 41 | 85% |
Wake Forest University | 29 | 84% |
Skidmore College | 27 | 84% |
University Of Richmond | 30 | 83% |
Brandeis University | 31 | 83% |
Denison University | 34 | 83% |
Smith College | 31 | 82% |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 42 | 82% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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Lafayette College | 20% | $23,558 |
Bucknell University | 12% | $20,367 |
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