Lafayette College Easton, Pennsylvania
High St
Easton, Pennsylvania
18042-1768
610-330-5000
www.lafayette.eduLafayette College Mission Statement:In an environment that fosters the free exchange of ideas, Lafayette College seeks to nurture the inquiring mind and to integrate intellectual, social, and personal growth. The College strives to develop students' skills of critical thinking, verbal communication, and quantitative reasoning and their capacity for creative endeavor; it encourages students to examine the traditions of their own culture and those of others, to develop systems of values that include an understanding of personal, social, and professional responsibility, and to regard education as an indispensable, life-long process.
Type of Institution
Term Type: Semester
Comparison Group Category: Not-for-profit 4 yr, Baccalaureate Colleges - Liberal Arts, Mid East
Geographical Region: Mid East DE DC MD NJ NY PA
Chief Administrator: President Daniel H. Weiss
Title IV Eligibility: Participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Sector: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Degree of Urbanization(Locale): Suburb: Large
Open to Public? Institution is open to the public
Carnegie Information
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Basic: Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Enrollment Profile: Exclusively undergraduate four-year
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Graduate Instructional: Not applicable
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Undergraduate Instructional: Arts & sciences focus, no graduate coexistence
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Size and Setting Small four-year, highly residential
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Undergraduate Profile Full-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
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Room and Board
Provide on-campus housing? Yes
Total Dorm Capacity: 2027
Provide board or meals? Yes, number of meals in the maximum meal plan offered
Number of meals per week:20
Typical room charge per year:$5345
Typical board charge per year:$3940
Combined room/board:$0
Degree Information
Level of Institution: Four or more years
Highest Level Offered: Bachelor's degree
Undergraduate Offering: Undergraduate degree or certificate offering
Graduate Offering: No graduate offering
First Professional Offer: No first-professional offering
Highest Degree Offered: Bachelors
Degree Granting Status: Degree-granting
Historical Black College or University: No
Institution has Hospital: No
Institution grants a Medical Degree: No
Institutional Category: Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above
Athletics
Athletic Association: Yes
NCAA Member: Yes
NAIA Member: Implied no
NJCAA Member: Implied no
NSCAA Member: Implied no
NCCAA Member: Implied no
Other Member: Implied no
Football: Yes
Basketball: Yes
Baseball: Yes
Cross Country/Track: Yes
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