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Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA · Private · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2

Private institution in Bethlehem, PA · 5,803 undergraduates · 29% acceptance rate · $105,584 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$33,5491,825th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$62,1801,959th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$62,1801,959th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$77,5151,888th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,960883rd lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$105,58422nd highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$88,81029th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
89.2%90th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
92.7%180th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
29.3%108th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
143277th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
3258th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5,803437th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
17.8%1,832nd highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 51 mi (PHL)

On 7 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$75
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 66 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$79,936$78,552
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$76,460$72,231
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$76,460$75,623
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$73,635$74,142
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,854$72,168
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,776$74,200
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$69,897$71,351
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$69,617$70,324
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,338$67,660
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,338$69,710
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$66,325$60,771
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,196$67,660

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $16,346,251 (M $9,205,275 · W $7,140,976)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.