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Engineering (all) at Lafayette College

Lafayette College graduates about 134 engineering majors a year, 19% of its graduating class. That puts it 42nd of 434 schools we score for engineering, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $98,000 four years out, 1.13× what the same major pays nationally.

87/100Standout#42 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year13419% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$98,0001.13× the same major nationally
Research in the field$688Ka year, NSF
Admit rate31%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1480whole school

Around Lafayette College

Translation of ZG 116
What is to be donePhoto: Alishag1590 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A plaque about the Lafayette-Lehigh Football rivalry on the campus of Lafayette
Plaque at Lafayette CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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 engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Acopian Engineering Center.

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 engineering ranking

  1. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 87
  2. Villanova University 87
  3. Santa Clara University 87
  4. Bucknell University 87
  5. North Carolina State University 86
  6. University of Florida 86
  7. New York University 86
  8. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 85

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 engineering. 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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