Is Lafayette test optional?

Yes. You can apply without a score. A common rule is to send it if it's at or above 1420 and hold it if it's under.

What is Lafayette's acceptance rate?

31% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 3,206 of 10,195 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 37%, from 7,465 in 2015 to 10,195 in 2024, and Lafayette's admit rate went from 30% to 31%.

What ACT score do you need for Lafayette?

9% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 30.5–33, with a median of 31. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1360–1490 works out to about 30–34.

Why might Lafayette's SAT range look high?

Only 27% of enrolled students sent an SAT. The range counts only those who did, and students with lower scores tend to hold theirs back.

What GPA do you need for Lafayette?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.56 high school GPA, and 53% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

Does applying early decision help at Lafayette?

38% of early decision applicants were admitted (356 of 937), against 31% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Lafayette?

171 of the 1,316 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 13%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26.

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What SAT score do you need for Lafayette? (Middle 50%: 1360–1490)

First-year students at Lafayette who sent an SAT scored 1360–1490, with a median of 1420 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Lafayette admits 31% of applicants and is test optional.

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Where your score lands at Lafayette

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1360–1490, median 1420

Your score

Middle 50% of admitted students Median Fewer than half sent a score, so the range runs high

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Lafayette by the numbers

Admit rate: 31%
Middle 50% SAT: 1360–1490
Median SAT: 1420
About on the ACT: 30–34
Sent an SAT: 27%

Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Lafayette admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Lafayette admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 37%, from 7,465 in 2015 to 10,195 in 2024, and Lafayette's admit rate went from 30% to 31%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	10,195	3,206	31%
2023	9,874	3,107	31%
2022	10,500	3,531	34%
2021	8,262	3,366	41%
2020	8,215	2,922	36%
2019	8,521	2,682	31%
2018	9,237	2,715	29%
2017	8,469	2,609	31%
2016	8,123	2,298	28%
2015	7,465	2,258	30%

In fall 2024, 698 of the 3,206 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Lafayette

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1310Far reachHold
1310–1350ReachHold
1360–1410TargetHold
1420 and upTargetSend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Lafayette SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	660	710	760
SAT Reading and Writing	680	720	740
SAT total	1360	1420	1490
ACT composite	30.5	31	33

Of enrolled first-year students, 27% sent an SAT and 9% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.56; 99% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 53%; of new students who reported a rank

Lafayette early decision and waitlist

Early decision

356 of 937 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision38%
All applicants31%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

2,660 applicants were offered a spot, 1,316 took it, and 171 were admitted from it.

13%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2025–26.

Lafayette cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $34,433; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 88%
Median earnings: $91,410; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 2,817

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Lafayette

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Sources

Lafayette Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Lafayette admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Lafayette website
Lafayette College

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1360–1490, and the median was 1420. At 1420 or higher you're above half of them. Lafayette admits 31% of applicants.

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