Easton, Pennsylvania · Private Non-Profit
Chemical Engineering at Lafayette College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 91 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3.3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~91
- Schools with reported signal
- 192
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 31.5%
- Graduation rate
- 87.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $34,433/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $137,732
- Median debt
- $16,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $91,410/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 192 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.3x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($14,467 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($22,619 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 83% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 3.6% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 1.1% reported share · $3,776 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.8% reported share · $6,541 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 1.1% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 2.2% reported share · $12,116 net A+ 
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 4.1% reported share · $16,075 net A+ New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM · 8.5% reported share · $9,873 net A+ CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx, NY · 0.2% reported share · $5,297 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Chemical Engineering accounts for 3.3% of reported programs at Lafayette College, which is bigger than 91% of schools in this field set and 2.3x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 91 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Lafayette College's average net price is $34,433 per year, about $137,732 over four years. That is $14,467 above the $19,966 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $91,410 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $22,619 above the $68,791 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Lafayette College #159 of 192 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.