About Us

At Lafayette, doing is as much a part of learning as class time. Here, hands-on experience is how we revolutionize the world. You’ll connect with students and alumni with similar interests and others passionate about fields of study you’ve never before imagined.

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89% of our grads are employed, continuing their education, in internships, or in volunteer work six months after graduation.

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We're 70 miles west of New York City.

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All Recent News

Jan 14, 2019

Amid Construction, Rockwell Already Inspires

By Bryan Hay Although Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center doesn’t open until fall semester 2019, it’s already providing unique learning opportunities…

Jan 7, 2019

The Class: “Bread”

By Bill Landauer What’s it about? Whether it’s the bag of Wonder you find on the grocery shelf or the marble rye your grandmother baked, bread sops…

Jan 5, 2019

Bringing Brownfields Back to Life

By Bryan Hay More than a month after Lafayette’s participation in a statewide brownfields conference, the experience is still inspiring students and…

Middle States Accreditation

During the years 2017-19, Lafayette College will once again undergo the process of accreditation through MSCHE, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Find out more about the Middle States Accreditation process.

We Are

These women taught me that aging is not something to fear but something to embrace and be thankful for.

Christina Shaman ’16

Film and Media/Women's and Gender Studies

With my jellyfish installation, I’m trying to bring awareness to the notion that our oceans are pretty out of balance.

Jim Toia

Director of Community Arts Program

Lafayette offers an incredible set of resources that allow it to compete with larger universities in terms of research opportunities.

Rachel Elias ’17

Chemical Engineering