First-year admissions

Lafayette College acceptance rate

Lafayette College admitted 31.2% of first-year applicants for fall 2025 (3,289 of 10,556), down from 31.4% for fall 2024 and from a high of 40.7% for fall 2021. Early decision admitted 38.0% for fall 2025 (356 of 937). It was 29.4% for fall 2018. Applications rose 3.5% for fall 2025, to 10,556 from 10,195; the fewest in the years shown was 8,215, for fall 2020.

Lafayette College’s acceptance rate, fall 2018–2025

Dark bars show first-year admission. Olive bars show early decision.

Lafayette College first-year acceptance rate, applicants, admits, enrolled, and yield by entering class, newest first. Early-decision rate is shown under the first-year rate when the report includes C21 counts.
Year	Acceptance rate	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield	Source
Fall 20252025–26 report	31.2%38.0% ED	10,556	3,289	696	21.2%	PDF
Fall 20242024–25 report	31.4%42.4% ED	10,195	3,206	698	21.8%	PDF
Fall 20232023–24 report	31.5%—	9,874	3,107	—	—	PDF
Fall 20222022–23 report	33.6%—	10,500	3,531	757	21.4%	PDF
Fall 20212021–22 report	40.7%—	8,262	3,366	782	23.2%	PDF
Fall 20202020–21 report	35.6%—	8,215	2,922	606	20.7%	PDF
Fall 20192019–20 report	31.5%—	8,521	2,682	—	—	PDF
Fall 20182018–19 report	29.4%—	9,237	2,715	—	—	PDF

Source: Common Data Set reports published by Lafayette College, section C1 (first-time, first-year, degree-seeking students). Note: Acceptance rate is admitted ÷ applied; yield is enrolled ÷ admitted. Early-decision figures are section C21 (applications received and admitted under the early decision plan). Each year is the class entering that fall; the 2024–25 report covers fall 2024. — = not reported or not usable.