Lafayette College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $178,517 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $248,274 |
How much does Lafayette College spend on women's tennis?
Lafayette College reported $248,274 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #378 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Lafayette College offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Lafayette College's athletically related student aid averaged about $23,071 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Lafayette College spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Lafayette College reported $142,795 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Lafayette College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Lafayette College reported $178,517 in total men's tennis expenses and $248,274 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Pennsylvania earn NIL money?
Pennsylvania's Act 26 of 2021 allows college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.piaa.org/news/details.aspx?ID=4102.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Lafayette College women's tennis roster?
Lafayette College listed 11 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 22% above the NCAA Division I median of 9.
Lafayette College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 11 players in 2025, down from 14 in 2020.
A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 |
How many coaches does Lafayette College women's tennis have?
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%.
More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.
What does Lafayette College spend on women's tennis?
Lafayette College reported $248,274 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 54% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $5,413 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 47%.
Against the Patriot League median it is in line with the Patriot League median of $5,721.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $525 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 50%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 32% between 2020 and 2025, from $188,465 to $248,274.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
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; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- 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.
What other teams does Lafayette College field?
Lafayette College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Easton, PA |
| Enrollment | 2,757 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Bachelor's |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Lafayette College have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Lafayette College fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Patriot League and reported 11 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Lafayette College women's tennis?
- Lafayette College competes in NCAA Division I in the Patriot League. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Lafayette College women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 11 players in 2025, Lafayette College is 22% above the NCAA Division I median of 9, based on 305 NCAA Division I programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Lafayette College women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 5.5 players per coach, 38% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend Lafayette College?
- 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. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Lafayette College?
- Lafayette College is in Easton, PA, in the Mid East region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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