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Lafayette College students are able to register online for their classes using Banner Self-Service using any web-enabled browser. If you have a problem during the registration process, please use the help link on the login page.
Lafayette uses a five-letter plus / minus grading scale to evaluate and report a student's academic performance. The course letter grade of "A" indicates excellent, "B" indicates good, "C" indicates satisfactory, "D" indicates passing, and "F" indicates failure.
35.6% (2020)Lafayette College / Acceptance rateLafayette College admissions is more selective with an acceptance rate of 36%. Half the applicants admitted to Lafayette College have an SAT score between 1250 and 1440 or an ACT score of 28 and 33. However, one quarter of admitted applicants achieved scores above these ranges and one quarter scored below these ranges.
May/Summer: Programs are offered during the May session or later in the summer running anywhere from 3-8 weeks (consult individual program brochure pages for exact dates).
Lafayette College encourages and recognizes superior academic work. Students who achieve a semester average of at least 3.60 in a term during which they have completed 3 or more courses (with no pending Incompletes) are named to the Dean's List.
Lafayette students are “passionate and driven” and “tend to be athletic, very preppy, and serious about their education.” A sophomore says the typical student is “white middle to upper-middle class students from the tri-state area,” but another adds, “Recent years have brought in a number of different types of people.” ...
Lafayette College is ranked #714 out of 1,472 for value nationwide....Prices of Institutions with Similar Quality Scores.SchoolTotal PriceValue GradeLafayette College$215,310CHaverford College$216,764CBoston University$240,031C-Scripps College$240,455C-7 more rows
Tons of raging parties almost any night of the week.
Overall Quality College Factual ranked Lafayette as #49 out of 2,576 colleges and universities in the country on its 2022 Best Colleges list. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country.
A beautiful campus overlooking the historic Delaware River. A tradition-rich liberal arts college. A selective enrollment small enough to make you feel like you belong to a real community. A college large enough to give you unique opportunities across the arts, sciences and engineering.
Fall and spring semesters are 16 weeks long. Summer terms are of varying lengths. Certain dates on the college calendar may vary by campus.