Enrollment Trends at Lafayette

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,649 where 2,775 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

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 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,533	1,296	1,237
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
2023-24	2,764 35	1,412 48	1,352 -13
2024-25	2,775 11	1,386 -26	1,389 37
Average	2,649	1,315	1,334

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 66.45%. The percentage was 66.76% 10 years ago and Lafayette still has a high percentage of white students. 3.53% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.84% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.80% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 66.76% to 66.45%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.55% to 3.53%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.86% to 5.84%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.40% to 9.80%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5418 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5461 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lafayette College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	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
2023-24	4	103	155	243	0	1,877	125
2024-25	7	98	162	272	0	1,844	136
Average	2	107	140	201	0	1,761	90

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Lafayette College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.