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Economics at Lafayette College

Lafayette College graduates about 100 economics majors a year, 14% of its graduating class. That puts it 62nd of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 63 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 91% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $113,000 four years out, 1.36× what the same major pays nationally.

85/100Standout#62 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year10014% of the class
Courses in the catalog63more than 91% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$113,0001.36× the same major nationally
Admit rate31%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1480whole school

Around Lafayette College

Translation of ZG 116
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A plaque about the Lafayette-Lehigh Football rivalry on the campus of Lafayette
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Statue of Lafayette at Lafayette College, Easton Pennsylvania. Daniel Chester Fr
Statue of Lafayette at Lafayette CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Kirby Hall of Civil Rights , Warren and Wetmore, 1929-1930. Lafayette College, E
Kirby Hall of Civil Rights, Lafayette CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where economics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: William E. Simon Center for Economics and Business.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 72 · Academic 37 · Athletics 4 · Offices 1 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. The University of Texas–Austin 85
  2. University of Washington 85
  3. University of Delaware 85
  4. George Washington University 85
  5. Washington and Lee University 85
  6. Trinity University 85
  7. University of California, Santa Barbara 84
  8. Villanova University 84

Other strong majors at Lafayette College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Lafayette College with every school we score in economics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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