<p>Lafayette College in Easton, PA has about 2400 undergrads, with about 25% majoring in engineering.<br>
[About</a> Lafayette College](<a href=“http://www.lafayette.edu/about/]About”>About · Lafayette College)</p>
<p>LC has 4 ABET accredited BS engineering majors (CE, ChE, EE, ME).<br>
[Division</a> of Engineering Lafayette College](<a href=“http://engineering.lafayette.edu/]Division”>http://engineering.lafayette.edu/)</p>
<p>Founded: In 1826 by citizens of Easton, Pennsylvania, and named for the Marquis de Lafayette in honor of his “talents, virtues, and services in the great cause of freedom.”</p>
<p>Character: Most academically competitive, independent, undergraduate, coeducational, residential.</p>
<p>Degrees: Bachelor of Arts in 34 fields; Bachelor of Science in 9 fields of science and 4 fields of engineering.</p>
<p>Enrollment: 2,360 students; 53% men, 47% women. Students come from 42 U.S. states and territories and 47 countries.</p>
<p>Faculty: 213 full-time faculty members, 99 percent holding the doctorate or other terminal degree; 10 to 1 student/faculty ratio.</p>
<p>Campus: 60 buildings on 340 total acres including a 230-acre athletic campus.</p>
<p>Endowment: Total endowment of approximately $580 million. As an exclusively undergraduate institution, Lafayette focuses all of its resources on undergraduates.</p>
<p>Location: Easton, Pennsylvania, population 30,000 in Lehigh Valley of 800,000; about 70 miles west of New York City and 60 miles north of Philadelphia; the Pocono Mountains are about 35 miles north.</p>
<p>About 30% of engineering majors study abroad for a full semester.
[International</a> Programs Division of Engineering Lafayette College](<a href=“http://engineering.lafayette.edu/international-programs-2/]International”>http://engineering.lafayette.edu/international-programs-2/)</p>
<p>There are many opportunities to perform research with a faculty member.
[Student/Faculty</a> Research Academics Lafayette College](<a href=“Curriculum Offerings · Academics · Lafayette College”>Curriculum Offerings · Academics · Lafayette College)</p>