Test-optionalED

Lafayette College

PA · Private · Mid-Atlantic · Liberal arts college · Top 50 tier · 2,666 undergraduates (small)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate31.2%
ED rate38%356 of 937
Regular round (est.)†30.5%estimated, see note below

How much of the class comes from ED

~51% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.

This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.

† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Admission rates

OverallEarly Decision
0%30%60%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2531.5%35.6%40.7%33.6%31.5%31.4%31.2%50.8%51.1%53.5%43.4%43.6%42.4%38.0%

ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)

ED admits ÷ enrolled first-years
0%30%60%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2552.1%59.7%42.2%47.8%52.9%51.1%no data

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Decision I & II, binding · School admissions page ↗What this means:

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optionalSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Test-optionalTest-optional for Fall 2027 and Fall 2028School announcement ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Superscores
ACT
Superscores

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry.

How to send scores

Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment

School’s words: “Upon enrollment, official test scores are required if you submitted self-reported scores as part of your application.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡36%SAT 27% + ACT 9%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT27%
186 students
Submitted ACT9%
60 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1360–1490 median 1420
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
680–740 median 720
500800
SAT Math
660–760 median 710
500800
ACT composite
30.5–33 median 31
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24'25100%100%41.0%53.0%45.0%33.0%36.0%71.0%75.0%28.0%39.0%31.0%23.0%27.0%35.0%29.0%13.0%14.0%14.0%10.0%9.0%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'23'24'251280–1430143012801270–1420142012701330–1440144013301350–1460146013501350–1470147013501370–1490149013701360–149014901360

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
3634323028'19'20'21'22'23'24'2528–33332828–33332830–33333030–33333030–33333031–333331no data

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

  • 2025: 13%
  • 2024: 7%
  • 2023: 7%
  • 2022: 2%
  • 2021: 4%

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2023 Not reported2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS

Sources