Lafayette College
Easton, PA · private, nonprofit · 2,757 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Lafayette College field?
Lafayette College, in Easton, PA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Patriot League.
The women's roster is the larger of the two, 11 players against 9, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Lafayette College's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 18% below the Patriot League median of 11, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division I median. Lafayette College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 18% below the Patriot League median of 5.5.
Lafayette College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 11 players in 2025, down from 14 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 22% above the NCAA Division I median of 9, and in line with the Patriot League median of 11. Lafayette College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 38%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Lafayette College fund its athletes?
Lafayette College reported 613 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 341 men and 272 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $13,879,488, about $22,300 per male athlete and $23,071 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $329,067 for men's sports and $142,795 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $965 and $525 per athlete.
What is Lafayette College like academically?
Lafayette College is a mid-sized private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 31% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1424, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $83,133 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $34,433 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 59% of the sticker price on average.
88% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 90% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $91,410, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Lafayette College?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 30% of degrees, followed by Engineering (24%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (13%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Economics (140 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (84 degrees)
- Psychology, General (66 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (63 degrees)
- Biology, General (48 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (46 degrees)
- International Relations and National Security Studies (37 degrees)
- Civil Engineering (33 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (32 degrees)
- Chemical Engineering (31 degrees)
What is Stockertown, PA like to live in?
Lafayette College sits in Stockertown, a suburb of a large city of about 730 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in Stockertown, a median of about $107,708, sit far above the Pennsylvania median and likewise far above the national one, 37% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Pennsylvania: a typical home is valued around $303,800, 26% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,375 a month is 18% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 40, with 21% under 18 and 22% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Lafayette College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Lafayette College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Patriot League) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Patriot League), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Lafayette College?
- Lafayette College is in Easton, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Lafayette College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $83,133 a year, and an average net price of $34,433 after grants and scholarships.