Lafayette College
Easton, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
11of 11 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498 a year).
11 of 36 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 25: 24 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage.
Average net price, all families$34,433 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$34,433 a year
About $137,732 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| 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 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate ($36,498 a year).
11 of 36 programs could be assessed 31% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $112,864 | +$76,366 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.3 yrs | 100 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $87,904 | +$51,406 | clears the bar | $13,640 | 0.3 yrs | 71 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $101,348 | +$64,850 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.3 yrs | 54 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $82,109 | +$45,611 | clears the bar | $17,000 | 0.4 yrs | 50 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $53,050 | +$16,552 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 1.0 yrs | 32 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $58,4331-year earnings | +$21,935 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $16,620 | 0.8 yrs | 25 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $70,3911-year earnings | +$33,893 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $16,000 | 0.5 yrs | 24 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $115,726 | +$79,228 | clears the bar | $17,000 | 0.2 yrs | 22 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,3211-year earnings | +$6,823 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $17,100 | 2.5 yrs | 20 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | $104,222 | +$67,724 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $73,435 | +$36,937 | clears the bar | $16,000 | 0.4 yrs | not published |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 48 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 48 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 33 |
| Mathematical Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,498 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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