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History at Lafayette College

Lafayette College graduates about 18 history majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 69th of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 74 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 50% of the schools we've counted.

81/100Standout#69 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year183% of the class
Courses in the catalog74more than 50% of schools
Research in the field$168Ka 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 history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: David Bishop Skillman Library, Ramer History House.

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 history ranking

  1. University of Connecticut 81
  2. Virginia Military Institute 81
  3. College of the Holy Cross 81
  4. Furman University 81
  5. Washington and Lee University 81
  6. University of California, Davis 80
  7. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 80
  8. Boston University 80

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 history. 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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