Key differences on Outcomes
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Lafayette grads earn $13.3K more ten years out than Wake Forest's ($91,410 vs. $78,158)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Wake Forest graduates 1 pts more of its students than Lafayette (90% vs. 89%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Borrowing
Eight-year outcomes
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Wake Forest | Lafayette |
|---|---|---|
| White | 91% | 88% |
| Asian | 81% | Not shown: under 30 students |
| Hispanic/Latino | 88% | 85% |
| Black | 79% | 84% |
| Two or more races | 89% | Not shown: under 30 students |
| International | 88% | 92% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Wake Forest | Lafayette |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | 78% | Not published |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 87% | Not published |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | 86% | Not published |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | 83% | Not published |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 90% | Not published |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | 90% | Not published |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Wake Forest University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;Wake Forest University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;Lafayette College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why