How Student Population Changes at Lafayette

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 2,584 where 2,729 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.00 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Lafayette.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lafayette College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	2,488	1,315	1,173
2013-14	2,486 -2	1,326 11	1,160 -13
2014-15	2,503 17	1,330 4	1,173 13
2015-16	2,533 30	1,296 -34	1,237 64
2016-17	2,550 17	1,248 -48	1,302 65
2017-18	2,594 44	1,249 1	1,345 43
2018-19	2,642 48	1,262 13	1,380 35
2019-20	2,662 20	1,305 43	1,357 -23
2020-21	2,514 -148	1,229 -76	1,285 -72
2021-22	2,725 211	1,395 166	1,330 45
2022-23	2,729 4	1,364 -31	1,365 35
Average	2,584	1,302	1,282

Lafayette College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 67.64%. The percentage was 66.20% 10 years ago and Lafayette still has a high percentage of white students. 4.14% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.35% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lafayette College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	4	77	119	138	2	1,647	58
2013-14	3	79	126	147	1	1,687	56
2014-15	3	81	118	166	1	1,708	53
2015-16	1	90	123	162	1	1,691	57
2016-17	0	108	136	164	1	1,665	54
2017-18	0	111	129	171	1	1,700	68
2018-19	0	111	139	183	0	1,729	75
2019-20	0	116	143	195	0	1,727	84
2020-21	0	111	124	187	0	1,668	93
2021-22	0	113	143	213	0	1,864	93
2022-23	4	113	146	224	0	1,846	118
Average	1	101	131	177	1	1,721	74

Lafayette College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at Lafayette

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes