How Lafayette's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 32.30%, and this year's acceptance rate is 31.00% at Lafayette College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 29.62% and women students' rate is 35.51%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Lafayette College than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Lafayette College over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	34.14%	31.77%	36.92%
2014-15	29.75% -4.40%	27.24% -4.32%	32.60% -4.32%
2015-16	30.25% 0.50%	26.16% 2.38%	34.98% 2.38%
2016-17	28.29% -1.96%	24.44% -2.44%	32.54% -2.44%
2017-18	30.81% 2.52%	27.29% 2.15%	34.69% 2.15%
2018-19	29.39% -1.41%	26.32% -1.79%	32.90% -1.79%
2019-20	31.48% 2.08%	27.99% 2.82%	35.72% 2.82%
2020-21	35.57% 4.09%	33.53% 2.10%	37.82% 2.10%
2021-22	40.99% 5.43%	40.00% 4.18%	42.00% 4.18%
2022-23	33.63% -7.37%	31.10% -5.58%	36.42% -5.58%
2023-24	31.00% -2.63%	30.00% -2.41%	34.01% -2.41%
Average	32.30%	29.62%	35.51%

Lafayette College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 25.43% where the current academic year yield is 21.99%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Lafayette College from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	27.49%	28.36%	26.61%
2014-15	27.94% 0.45%	29.35% -0.01%	26.60% -0.01%
2015-16	29.76% 1.82%	30.09% 2.88%	29.48% 2.88%
2016-17	28.24% -1.52%	28.72% -1.64%	27.84% -1.64%
2017-18	26.06% -2.18%	26.38% -2.06%	25.79% -2.06%
2018-19	27.00% 0.93%	28.16% 0.15%	25.93% 0.15%
2019-20	26.03% -0.97%	27.27% -1.10%	24.84% -1.10%
2020-21	20.74% -5.29%	20.94% -4.29%	20.54% -4.29%
2021-22	23.00% 2.26%	25.01% 1.47%	22.01% 1.47%
2022-23	21.44% -1.56%	21.20% -0.35%	21.66% -0.35%
2023-24	21.99% 0.55%	25.00% -1.64%	20.03% -1.64%
Average	25.43%	26.41%	24.67%

Lafayette College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 8,475, the average number of admitted is 2,736, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 685. The number of Lafayette applicants decreased by -5.96% (626 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Lafayette College from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	6,766	2,310	635
2014-15	7,796 1,030	2,319 13	648 13
2015-16	7,465 -331	2,258 24	672 24
2016-17	8,123 658	2,298 -23	649 -23
2017-18	8,469 346	2,609 31	680 31
2018-19	9,237 768	2,715 53	733 53
2019-20	8,521 -716	2,682 -35	698 -35
2020-21	8,215 -306	2,922 -92	606 -92
2021-22	8,262 47	3,387 173	779 173
2022-23	10,500 2,238	3,531 -22	757 -22
2023-24	9,874 -626	3,061 -84	673 -84
Average	8,475	2,736	685

Lafayette College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Lafayette

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes