Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Lafayette College is slightly skewed towards men students, with 51.2% of undergraduate students being men and 48.8% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 2,725, with 1,330 women and 1,395 men.
- men 51.2% 1,395 students
- women 48.8% 1,330 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 68.4% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,864 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 7.8% of the student body, with 213 students. African American students represent 5.2% of the population, with 143 students, while Asian students account for 4.1%, with 113 students. Mixed race students account for 3.4% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 93 students.
International students make up 7.9% of the undergraduate population, totaling 214 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.1% of the population, totaling 85 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Lafayette College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 68.4% 1,864 students
- International students 7.9% 214 students
- Hispanic 7.8% 213 students
- African American 5.2% 143 students
- Asian 4.1% 113 students
- Mixed race 3.4% 93 students
- Unknown race 3.1% 85 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 58.8% 10 students
- International students 17.6% 3 students
- African American 11.8% 2 students
- Hispanic 11.8% 2 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 46% 1,254 students
- 18-19 45% 1,239 students
- 22-24 7% 198 students
- 25-29 0% 2 students
- 35-39 0% 1 students
- 40-49 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Lafayette College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 171 | 23.52% | |
| New York | 139 | 19.12% | |
| Pennsylvania | 126 | 17.33% | |
| Mississippi | 53 | 7.29% | |
| Connecticut | 48 | 6.60% | |
| Maryland | 40 | 5.50% | |
| California | 31 | 4.26% | |
| Colorado | 12 | 1.65% | |
| Texas | 12 | 1.65% | |
| Virginia | 11 | 1.51% | |
| Florida | 10 | 1.38% | |
| Ohio | 10 | 1.38% | |
| Maine | 8 | 1.10% | |
| North Carolina | 6 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 2 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virgin Islands | 1 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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