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?

• Lehigh has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Lehigh is the doctor's degree.
• In 2021-2022, 85% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Lehigh with a bachelor's degree make about $100,559 a year. That's 146% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• 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?

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

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?

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.

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.

Can I Afford Lehigh University?

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 $10,074 a year. That adds up to $40,296 over four years for those students.

Lehigh University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,451 undergraduate students at Lehigh, with 5,375 being full-time and 76 being part-time.

There are also 1,812 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,375 full-time undergraduates at Lehigh, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	490
Black or African American	259
Hispanic or Latino	553
White	3,278
International Students	439
Other Races/Ethnicities	356

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.

Online Learning at Lehigh University

In 2022-2023, 820 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Lehigh has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 100th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

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	197	0	11	0	208
Computer Science	0	138	0	16	2	156
Mechanical Engineering	0	80	0	17	20	117
General Psychology	0	63	0	2	2	67
Industrial Engineering	0	39	2	17	8	66
Chemical Engineering	0	39	1	13	11	64
Business Administration & Management	0	21	0	40	0	61
General Business/Commerce	0	25	0	34	0	59
Political Science & Government	0	51	0	8	0	59
Accounting	0	58	0	0	0	58
Biomedical Engineering	0	53	0	4	1	58
Business/Managerial Economics	0	56	0	0	0	56
Marketing	0	52	0	2	0	54
Educational Administration	0	0	0	43	8	51
Civil Engineering	0	28	0	14	7	49
Data Analytics	29	0	0	17	0	46
General Biology	0	41	0	0	1	42
Instructional Media Design	0	0	19	18	1	38
Computer Information Systems	0	37	0	0	0	37
Student Counseling	0	0	13	24	0	37
International Relations & National Security	0	35	0	0	0	35
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	31	0	0	0	31
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	22	0	5	3	30
Journalism	0	30	0	0	0	30
Electrical Engineering	0	11	0	14	5	30
General English Literature	0	15	0	11	4	30
Public Health	1	28	0	0	0	29
Computer Engineering	0	24	0	3	1	28
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	27	0	0	0	27
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	0	16	9	25
Environmental Engineering	0	19	0	3	0	22
Other Education	0	0	0	21	0	21
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	21	0	21
Chemistry	0	11	0	1	9	21
Design & Applied Arts	0	21	0	0	0	21
General Architecture	0	20	0	0	0	20
Special Education	0	0	0	16	4	20
Mathematics	0	14	0	3	3	20
Physics	0	6	0	8	6	20
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	2	17	0	19
Statistics	0	9	0	10	0	19
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	12	5	0	17
Materials Engineering	0	9	0	5	1	15
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	11	0	2	2	15
Sociology	0	14	0	1	0	15
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	14	0	14
Economics	0	0	0	13	1	14
History	0	6	0	2	5	13
Anthropology	0	12	0	0	0	12
Polymer & Plastics Engineering	0	0	0	10	1	11
Cognitive Science	0	10	0	0	0	10
Music	0	9	0	0	0	9
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	8	0	8
Natural Resource Management	0	0	0	8	0	8
Natural Resources Conservation	0	7	1	0	0	8
Philosophy	0	8	0	0	0	8
International Studies	0	7	0	0	0	7
Other Engineering	0	5	0	0	0	5
Fine & Studio Arts	0	5	0	0	0	5
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	4	0	4
Area Studies	0	4	0	0	0	4
Romance Languages	0	4	0	0	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	0	4	0	0	0	4
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	3	0	0	0	0	3
International Business	2	0	0	1	0	3
Teaching English or French	0	0	3	0	0	3
Astronomy & Astrophysics	0	3	0	0	0	3
Public Policy	0	0	0	3	0	3
Classical & Ancient Studies	0	2	0	0	0	2
Religious Studies	0	2	0	0	0	2
International Education	0	0	0	0	1	1
Manufacturing Engineering	0	0	0	1	0	1
Ethnic Studies	0	0	1	0	0	1
Germanic Languages	0	1	0	0	0	1
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	1	0	0	0	1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	1	0	0	0	1
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	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
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0	0	0	0	0
East Asian Languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Biological & Physical Science	0	0	0	0	0	0
Science, Technology & Society	0	0	0	0	0	0
Urban Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	35	1,426	54	506	116	2,137

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By IR393DEME under License

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