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Lehigh University Overview

Lehigh University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Lehigh University Known For?

1,437 Undergraduate Awards
$51,063 Avg Cost After Aid
37% Acceptance Rate
  • Lehigh has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
  • The highest award offered at Lehigh is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period85% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Lehigh makes roughly $105,584 a year. This is 159% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Lehigh to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Lehigh University?

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Contact details for Lehigh are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 27 Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone: 610-758-3000
Website: www.lehigh.edu

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How Do I Get Into Lehigh?

You can apply to Lehigh online at: www1.lehigh.edu/admissions/undergrad/apply

Admission Requirements for Lehigh

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Lehigh?

37% Acceptance Rate
52% Of Accepted Are Women
37% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate of Lehigh University is 37%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 35%, and the acceptance rate for women is 39%.

Average Test Scores

About 37% of students accepted to Lehigh submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 660 and 720. Math scores were between 680 and 770.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Lehigh University  ( 660 to 720 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Lehigh University  ( 680 to 770 )
200
800
Lehigh received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 30 and 35. Math scores were between 28 and 0. Composite scores were between 30 and 33.

ACT English Scores for Lehigh University  ( 30 to 35 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Lehigh University  ( 30 to 33 )
1
36

Can I Afford Lehigh University?

$51,063 Net Price
43% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Lehigh is $51,063. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Lehigh, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $9,603 a year. That adds up to $38,412 over four years for those students.

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Lehigh University Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,070 Full-Time Undergraduates
47% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,203 undergraduate students at Lehigh, with 5,070 being full-time and 133 being part-time.

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There are also 1,864 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,070 full-time undergraduates at Lehigh, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lehigh University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 410
Black or African American 229
Hispanic or Latino 486
White 3,113
International Students 473
Other Races/Ethnicities 359

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Lehigh University. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 89 countries are represented at Lehigh. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Iran.

Lehigh University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Finance & Financial Management 0 193 0 7 0 200
Computer Science 0 147 0 26 7 180
Mechanical Engineering 0 72 0 24 9 105
Business Administration & Management 0 17 0 58 0 75
Civil Engineering 0 45 0 15 12 72
General Psychology 0 63 0 4 0 67
Data Analytics 23 11 1 31 0 66
General Business/Commerce 0 40 0 24 0 64
Marketing 0 60 0 4 0 64
Chemical Engineering 0 42 1 15 5 63
General Biology 0 55 0 0 4 59
Industrial Engineering 0 40 1 16 0 57
Accounting 0 53 0 1 0 54
Electrical Engineering 0 24 0 17 8 49
Computer Information Systems 0 48 0 0 0 48
Business/Managerial Economics 0 47 0 0 0 47
Political Science & Government 0 36 0 11 0 47
Biomedical Engineering 0 35 0 7 4 46
Educational Administration 0 0 0 37 7 44
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 24 0 9 2 35
International Relations & National Security 0 32 0 0 0 32
Public Health 1 27 1 0 0 29
Computer Engineering 0 25 0 3 0 28
General English Literature 0 18 0 10 0 28
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 22 6 0 28
Instructional Media Design 0 0 10 15 0 25
Design & Applied Arts 0 25 0 0 0 25
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 18 0 4 2 24
Student Counseling 0 0 13 9 0 22
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 14 8 22
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 20 0 0 0 20
Journalism 0 19 0 0 0 19
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 19 0 19
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 1 18 0 19
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 0 0 3 16 0 19
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 18 0 0 0 18
Physics 0 6 0 5 7 18
General Architecture 0 16 0 0 0 16
Materials Engineering 0 9 0 4 3 16
Mathematics 0 12 0 1 3 16
Economics 0 0 0 15 1 16
Other Education 0 0 0 14 0 14
Environmental Engineering 0 5 0 7 2 14
Cognitive Science 0 12 1 0 0 13
History 0 8 0 2 2 12
Sociology 0 12 0 0 0 12
Applied Mathematics 0 0 1 8 2 11
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 11 0 11
Chemistry 0 5 0 3 2 10
Special Education 0 0 0 7 2 9
Statistics 0 8 0 1 0 9
International Studies 0 9 0 0 0 9
Other Engineering 0 8 0 0 0 8
Natural Resources Conservation 0 7 1 0 0 8
Fine & Studio Arts 0 6 0 0 0 6
International Business 5 0 0 0 0 5
Ethnic Studies 0 5 0 0 0 5
East Asian Languages 0 5 0 0 0 5
Philosophy 0 4 0 0 0 4
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 3 0 3
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 3 0 0 0 3
Anthropology 0 3 0 0 0 3
Public Policy 0 0 0 3 0 3
Public Relations & Advertising 0 2 0 0 0 2
International Education 0 0 0 0 2 2
Teaching English or French 0 0 2 0 0 2
Area Studies 0 2 0 0 0 2
Data Science 0 0 0 2 0 2
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 2 0 0 0 2
Music 0 2 0 0 0 2
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 1 0 1
Germanic Languages 0 1 0 0 0 1
Romance Languages 0 1 0 0 0 1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 1 0 0 0 1
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0
Information Science 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 0 0
Education Philosophy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engineering Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0 0 0 0
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Science, Technology & Society 0 0 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urban Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 29 1,408 58 507 94 2,096

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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