Lafayette Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Lafayette College, the graduation rates was 87.59% (642 students out of 733 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time. For example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree.). By gender, 319 male and 323 female students have graduated from the school last year by completing their jobs in the period.

The following table and chart describe the graduation rates (150% normal time) by gender at Lafayette College. Last year, the graduation rate was 87.59%. where 642 students out of 733 candidate completed their degree.

588 students completed their course in 4 years and 46 finished there bachelor's (or equivalent) degree. Additional 8 students graduated within 6 years, usually referred as 150% normal time.

The following table and chart show graduation rates by race/ethnicity. The numbers in parenthesis denotes number of completers over number of candidates for each category.

Non-resident alien student is not a US citizen and studies with student visa, such as F visa, in United States. At Lafayette College, 61 of 66 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 92.42%.

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing students who have transferred out of other institution into total number of students (candidates) within 150% normal time. The transfer-out rate at Lafayette College is 9.96% (73 out of 733 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Lafayette College, the retention rate is 90%.