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Lafayette Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 1,580
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 58%
Average Aid Amount $43,853
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 443
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 59%

Financial Aid Information at Lafayette

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,580 students (58% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $43,853. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 443 students (59% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at Lafayette College is $64,648, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,580 students (58% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $43,853. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Lafayette College for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Lafayette College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid1,58058%$43,853
Pell Grants28110%$5,458
Federal Student Loans57721%$5,041

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 443 beginning students (59% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 417 students (55% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students.
The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Lafayette College.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Lafayette College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid44359%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources39452%$44,126
Federal Grants8411%$7,121
Pell Grants8411%$5,502
Other Federal Grants344%$4,000
State/Local Grants213%$3,908
Institutional Grants39252%$42,616
Student Loans15621%$11,146
Federal Student Loans13818%$4,619
Other Student Loans385%$28,981