At Lafayette College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 32.30%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 31.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Lafayette College than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 25.43%, and the 2024 yield is 21.99%.

The number of Lafayette applicants decreased by -5.96% (626 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 34.14% 31.77% 36.92%
2014-15 29.75%
-4.40%
27.24%
-4.53%
32.60%
-4.32%
2015-16 30.25%
0.50%
26.16%
-1.08%
34.98%
2.38%
2016-17 28.29%
-1.96%
24.44%
-1.72%
32.54%
-2.44%
2017-18 30.81%
2.52%
27.29%
2.85%
34.69%
2.15%
2018-19 29.39%
-1.41%
26.32%
-0.97%
32.90%
-1.79%
2019-20 31.48%
2.08%
27.99%
1.67%
35.72%
2.82%
2020-21 35.57%
4.09%
33.53%
5.55%
37.82%
2.10%
2021-22 40.99%
5.43%
40.00%
6.46%
42.00%
4.18%
2022-23 33.63%
-7.37%
31.10%
-8.90%
36.42%
-5.58%
2023-24 31.00%
-2.63%
30.00%
-1.10%
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.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 27.49% 28.36% 26.61%
2014-15 27.94%
0.45%
29.35%
0.99%
26.60%
-0.01%
2015-16 29.76%
1.82%
30.09%
0.73%
29.48%
2.88%
2016-17 28.24%
-1.52%
28.72%
-1.36%
27.84%
-1.64%
2017-18 26.06%
-2.18%
26.38%
-2.34%
25.79%
-2.06%
2018-19 27.00%
0.93%
28.16%
1.78%
25.93%
0.15%
2019-20 26.03%
-0.97%
27.27%
-0.89%
24.84%
-1.10%
2020-21 20.74%
-5.29%
20.94%
-6.33%
20.54%
-4.29%
2021-22 23.00%
2.26%
25.01%
4.07%
22.01%
1.47%
2022-23 21.44%
-1.56%
21.20%
-3.81%
21.66%
-0.35%
2023-24 21.99%
0.55%
25.00%
3.80%
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.

YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 6,766 2,310 635
2014-15 7,796
15.22%
2,319
0.39%
648
2.05%
2015-16 7,465
-4.25%
2,258
-2.63%
672
3.70%
2016-17 8,123
8.81%
2,298
1.77%
649
-3.42%
2017-18 8,469
4.26%
2,609
13.53%
680
4.78%
2018-19 9,237
9.07%
2,715
4.06%
733
7.79%
2019-20 8,521
-7.75%
2,682
-1.22%
698
-4.77%
2020-21 8,215
-3.59%
2,922
8.95%
606
-13.18%
2021-22 8,262
0.57%
3,387
15.91%
779
28.55%
2022-23 10,500
27.09%
3,531
4.25%
757
-2.82%
2023-24 9,874
-5.96%
3,061
-13.31%
673
-11.10%
Average 8,475 2,736 685
Lafayette College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares acceptance rate changes from last year between Lafayette College and similar schools.

20242023Change %
Lafayette College31.00%33.63%-7.82%
Boston University11.00%14.37%-23.45%
Loyola University Maryland76.00%83.48%-8.96%
Bucknell University32.00%32.55%-1.69%
United States Naval Academy9.00%10.75%-16.28%
American University47.00%40.63%15.68%

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