Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA · Private four-year · City: Small
5,811undergraduates
26%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$33,289average net price per year
89%graduate in 6 years
93%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 18,415
- Admitted
- 5,389
- Admit rate
- 26%
- Admit rate, women
- 31%
- Admit rate, men
- 28%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 28%
- First-year students
- 1,531
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 33%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 670-730
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 680-760
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 10%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 31-33
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
65 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (7)
- Accounting Bachelor's (40 awarded)
- Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's (34 awarded)
- Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's (43 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (186 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Certificate (under 1 year) (2 awarded)
- Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Bachelor's (26 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (47 awarded)
Engineering (11)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's (34 awarded)
- Chemical Engineering Bachelor's (37 awarded)
- Civil Engineering, General Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Computer Engineering, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (21 awarded)
- Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Engineering, Other Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Industrial Engineering Bachelor's (56 awarded)
- Materials Engineering Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (89 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (148 awarded)
- Information Technology Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (4)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (64 awarded)
- Molecular Biology Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (24 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (5)
- Business Analytics Certificate (under 1 year) (13 awarded), Bachelor's (26 awarded)
- Cognitive Science, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- International/Globalization Studies Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Social sciences (4)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (36 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (63 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (4)
- Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Pre-Optometry Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor's (36 awarded)
- Public Health, Other Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Physical sciences (4)
- Astrophysics Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (2)
- Journalism Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Technical and Scientific Communication Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (5)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Design and Visual Communications, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (2)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Statistics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Architecture and related services (1)
- Architecture Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (11 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (4)
- African Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Asian Studies/Civilization Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Latin American Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Women's Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (4)
- Chinese Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- German Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (58)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Master's
- Chemical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Civil Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Computer Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's
- Industrial Engineering Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Materials Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Mechanical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Polymer/Plastics Engineering Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Structural Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Educational/Instructional Technology Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- Secondary Education and Teaching Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Actuarial Science Post-bachelor's certificate
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Business/Commerce, General Master's
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other Master's
- Finance, General Master's
- Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Master's
- Management Science Master's
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Master's
- Project Management Master's
- Business Analytics Master's
- Cognitive Science, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Data Analytics, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Data Science, General Master's
- Applied Behavior Analysis Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Developmental and Child Psychology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Psychology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Applied Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Financial Mathematics Master's
- Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Statistics, General Master's
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Political Science and Government, General Master's
- Chemistry, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other Master's
- Physics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Computer Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Engineering/Industrial Management Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Doctorate (research)
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Master's
- Evolutionary Biology Doctorate (research)
- Molecular Biology Master's
- Public Policy Analysis, General Master's
- English Language and Literature, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Rhetoric and Composition Post-bachelor's certificate
- History, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General Master's
- Public Health Education and Promotion Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Women's Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $62,180
- Housing and food on campus
- $16,470
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,500
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $81,150
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $81,150
- Total cost living at home
- $64,680
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $15,440 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $19,398 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $19,495 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $30,179 |
| Over $110,000 | $50,046 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 71%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 59%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $43,644
- Got a grant from the college
- 56%
- Average grant from the college
- $43,478
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 18%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 41%
- Average amount borrowed
- $9,786
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 81%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 89%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 89%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 88%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 89%
- Came back for year two
- 93%
| Pell grant students | 83% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 90% |
| Neither | 90% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 597 | 93% |
| Men | 636 | 86% |
| Asian | 83 | 82% |
| Black | 41 | 68% |
| Hispanic | 101 | 88% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 100% (small group) |
| White | 790 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 86% |
| Race unknown | 59 | 93% |
| International | 107 | 89% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,266 | 88% | 8% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 27 | 96% | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 7,590
- Undergraduates
- 5,811
- Full-time undergraduates
- 5,736
- Part-time undergraduates
- 75
- Graduate students
- 1,779
- Students per faculty member
- 10 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 23%
- From out of state
- 69%
- From other countries
- 6%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 0%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 8%
| Women | 48% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 11% |
| Black | 5% |
| Hispanic | 11% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 59% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 8% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Small
- Address
- 27 Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem, PA, 18015
- County
- Northampton County
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.