Lafayette College Economics Program

How prestigious is the economics program at Lafayette, and how well known is it to Wall Street banks and consulting firms?

When analyzed by economics faculty publishing, Lafayette compares quite well to the 196 other colleges in its category:

The Top Twenty

  1. Williams
  2. Wellesley
  3. Middlebury
  4. Wesleyan
  5. Hamilton
  6. Claremont McKenna
  7. Colgate
  8. CMC (separate department)
  9. Vassar
  10. URichmond
  11. Barnard
  12. Holy Cross
  13. LAFAYETTE
  14. Bates
  15. Macalester
  16. Bowdoin
  17. Trinity
  18. Amherst
  19. Annapolis
  20. Agnes Scott

(“Economics Departments at Liberal Arts Colleges,” IDEAS.)