Lafayette College

Easton, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit

All 11 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr). Another 25 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,716
$30k to $48k	$7,445
$48k to $75k	$10,881
$75k to $110k	$12,581
$110k and up	$52,608
All families (average)	$34,433

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

11 of 36 programs could be assessed 31% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$112,864	+$76,366	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	140
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$87,904	+$51,406	clears the bar	$13,640	0.3 yrs	84
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$73,435	+$36,937	clears the bar	$16,000	0.4 yrs	66
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$101,348	+$64,850	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	63
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$82,109	+$45,611	clears the bar	$17,000	0.4 yrs	48
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$58,433 1-year earnings	+$21,935	clears the bar	$16,620	0.8 yrs	37
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$70,391 1-year earnings	+$33,893	clears the bar	$16,000	0.5 yrs	33
English	Bachelor's Degree	$53,050	+$16,552	clears the bar	$16,500	1.0 yrs	32
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$115,726	+$79,228	clears the bar	$17,000	0.2 yrs	31
Sociology and Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,321 1-year earnings	+$6,823	clears the bar	$17,100	2.5 yrs	26
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$104,222	+$67,724	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mathematical Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,498/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.