We talk a lot about the beauty of our campus and the energy and excitement of our students and faculty. Come experience that big energy for yourself.
Campus visits allow us to meet you and you us. We invite you to explore Lafayette via a campus tour, an information session, an individual interview, a Leopard for a Day visit, or an open house. We also offer group visits most weekdays and can accommodate groups of up to 50 high school juniors and/or seniors. Scroll down for more information.
As you journey through campus, you will learn about our excellent academics, student life, rich history and traditions, and our athletics program.
Information Sessions
Explore how Lafayette fits into your college search through weekday Information Sessions from February through December. We offer sessions at 10:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. most spring and summer weekdays, as well as Monday, Friday, and occasional midweek sessions during the fall. Please check the daily schedule to register.
Campus Tours
We offer guided campus tours most weekdays at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m., except during January interim and other school breaks, when a reduced tour schedule is available.
On-Campus Interviews
We offer on-campus interviews to students graduating from high school in 2020 and potential transfer students beginning March 25, 2019 and continuing through mid-January 2020.
Arts at Lafayette Tour
Learn how Lafayette inspires creativity every day by providing dynamic opportunities for students in art, film and media studies, music and theater. We offer special tours of our state-of-the-art facilities on most Thursdays at 1 pm in the spring and fall. During the summer, Arts tours are offered on most Fridays at 1 pm.
Exploring Engineering (summer only)
On most Mondays and Fridays during the summer you can explore the distinctive nexus of engineering and the liberal arts at Lafayette through a faculty-led Information Session (12:15 to 1 p.m.) and/or a student-led tour of our Acopian Engineering Center (1 to 1:45 p.m.). For 2019, sessions begin on Monday, June 17 and continue through Friday, August
Saturday Visits
Saturday visits are offered most weeks throughout the year from February through December. They include an information session at 11 a.m. followed by a campus tour from 11:45 a.m.–1 p.m. Please check the Saturday schedule to register.
Leopard for a Day
What's it like to be a Lafayette student? High school seniors can attend classes and join a student for lunch to find out. You must register two weeks in advance of your visit.
Open Houses
• Look@Lafayette 2019: Wednesdays, July 10, 17, 24, 31; August 7 and 14
• Arts Open House 2019: October 18
• Fall Saturday Open House 2019: October 19
• Engineering Open House 2019: October 25
• November 2019 Open Houses: November 7 (morning), November 7 (afternoon), November 8 (morning – high school seniors only)
A Social Justice Symposium
November 9, 2019, a day-long experience
The dream of Dr. Martin Luther King's "Beloved Community" inspires many. Lafayette College envisions a beloved community where individuals and groups can engage in fearless learning and authentic connection across differences.
Look @ Lafayette presents an ideal opportunity to gain insight into the scholarly depth and dynamism of a Lafayette experience. As part of each Look @ Lafayette event professor-mentors and current students from an academic department, or a thematic collection of disciplines, will share meaningful glimpses into their world. No matter your intended major, Look @ Lafayette will spotlight the interdisciplinary action and scholarly energy that characterizes life, learning and the creation of knowledge at Lafayette. The currently scheduled themes for this year’s Look @ Lafayette events are as follows:
Note: A Look @ Lafayette experience can include Me Beyond the SAT/ACT, a discussion about how selective colleges and universities assess applicants and make admissions choices.
Group Visits
Lafayette College happily welcomes student groups to campus! Group visits for up to 50 high school juniors and/or seniors most often include an information session focused on Lafayette and the College’s admissions experience (45 minutes), and a student-led campus tour (75 minutes). Depending on the time of year, groups with younger guests (sophomore, freshman & middle school ages) are welcome as well. Group visits for younger audiences offer an information session focused on the experience of college and seeking college opportunity (30 minutes), and a student-led campus tour (60 minutes).
Best efforts to accommodate group visit requests will be made; however, the College cannot guarantee to meet all requests – especially during periods of high volume visitation. Request must be submitted three weeks prior to the date of your proposed visit. All requests will be acknowledged by email. Approved request confirmations will include the necessary details for the scheduled visit.
Lafayette offers a variety of opportunities for off-campus interviews during the fall and winter months, including individual interviews with Territory Managers, and Alumni/Staff Interviewing Receptions.
Let us know when you are coming to campus. Registration for campus tours and information session is optional, but helps us to make your campus visit a perfect fit for you. We look forward to meeting you.
