Admissions Visits

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, a group information session, an individual interview, a Leopard for a Day visit, or an open house.

Register for a campus visit.

You have visiting options

As you journey through campus, you will learn about our excellent academics, student life, rich history and traditions, and our athletics program.

Individual Interviews

We offer interviews to students graduating from high school in 2017 and to potential transfer students. Interviews began in late March and will continue on most weekdays through January 20, 2017.

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.

Open Houses

Look@Lafayette: August 23
Engineering Open House: October 14
Fall Open House: October 15

November Open Houses:
November 10 (morning)
November 10 (afternoon)
November 11 (morning – high school seniors only)
Our Beloved Community, a social justice symposium: November 12

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.

Saturday Visits

Saturday visits are offered most weeks throughout the year, except in January. They include an information session at 11 a.m. followed by a campus tour from 11:45 a.m.–1 p.m.

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.

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-arts facilities most Fridays at 1:00 pm.

Exploring Engineering (summer only)

Every Monday and Friday from June 13th through August 12th (except Monday July 4th) you can explore the distinctive nexus of engineering and the liberal arts at Lafayette through a faculty-led Information Session (12:15 to 1:00 pm) and/or a student-led tour of our Acopian Engineering Center (1:00 pm to 1:45).

Off-Campus Interviews

Lafayette offers a variety of opportunities for off-campus interviews during the fall and winter months, including individual interviews with Territory Managers, Alumni/Staff Interviewing Receptions, and individual Alumni Admissions Representative interviews (available only to applicants).

Planning to visit us?

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.