by our College Data Analytics TeamEngineering is a program of study at Lafayette College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Lafayette is in the top 10% of the country for engineering. More specifically it was ranked #42 out of 419 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #5 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Lafayette.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Lafayette paid an average of $613 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,512 | $54,512 |
| Fees | $480 | $480 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,263 | $16,263 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,003 | $1,003 |
Learn more about Lafayette tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Lafayette engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lafayette Online Learning page.
About 42.6% of the students who received their BS in engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23.9%.
Around 16.8% of engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Lafayette in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 105 |
| International Students | 17 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 18 |
| Chemical Engineering | 31 |
| Civil Engineering | 34 |
| Electrical Engineering | 15 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 57 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
