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.
- Top 1%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 1%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 4%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 6%Median ACT
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
- EDNov 1
- ED IIJan 1
- RDJan 1
- 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $79,936 | $78,552 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $76,460 | $72,231 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $76,460 | $75,623 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $73,635 | $74,142 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $71,854 | $72,168 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $70,776 | $74,200 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $69,897 | $71,351 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $69,617 | $70,324 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $69,338 | $67,660 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $69,338 | $69,710 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $66,325 | $60,771 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,196 | $67,660 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1865source
- Athletic nickname: "Mountain Hawks"source
- Goodman Stadium seats about 16,000source
- Competes in Patriot Leaguesource
- School colors: Brown and Whitesource
- Mascot: Clutch the Mountain Hawksource
- Motto: "Homo minister et interpres naturae (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 2,350 acressource
- Athletic conference: Patriot Leaguesource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Football rivalry: The Rivalry (since 1884)source
- Fight song: ""Rearing Tearing""source
- Notable alum: Lee Iacoccasource
- Notable alum: Paul Guilfoylesource
- Notable alum: CJ McCollumsource
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitelehigh.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 213543)
- Compare colleges in PARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in PennsylvaniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
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- Sports directoryAll 14 EADA programs at this school
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