Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,446
Graduate Enrollment: 1,812
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Small City (<100k)
Four-year, medium, primarily residential
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full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 45.97%
Male/Female: 55% / 45% (2017)
First generation college students: 16.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 2.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.7% (2001)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 66.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 63.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 61.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 57.0% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 61.0%
Black: 4.8%
Hispanic: 10.2%
Asian: 9.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 3.8%
Non-resident alien: 8.3%
Unknown race: 2.7%
Black: 4.8%
Hispanic: 10.2%
Asian: 9.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 3.8%
Non-resident alien: 8.3%
Unknown race: 2.7%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $71,489
In-State tuition: $57,470Out-of-State tuition: $57,470
Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $15,330 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $1,065 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $15,330 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,065 (2022)
Average Family Income: $124,173 (2017)
Median Family Income: $90,738 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 18.1%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 36.4%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $21,960 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $233 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $15,188 |
| $30k-48k | $17,416 |
| $48k-75k | $22,056 |
| $75k-110k | $29,779 |
| $110k+ | $49,302 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 78%6-year graduation rate: 87%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.6% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $21,960 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,289 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $17,495 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $16,957 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 90.5% (2015) |
| @3 year | 91.5% (2017) |
| @5 year | 94.5% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 78.1% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 79.6% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $67,872 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $88,766 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 38 | $24,019 | $255 | $73,607 ($6,134) | $94,982 ($7,915) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Architecture. | 17 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Area Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 22 | $19,500 | $207 | $52,698 ($4,392) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 17 | $22,754 | $241 | $77,801 ($6,483) | $96,912 ($8,076) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 27 | $76,664 ($6,389) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Materials Engineering | 25 | $26,324 | $279 | ||
| Master's Degree | Materials Engineering | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Materials Engineering | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 111 | $24,950 | $265 | $71,166 ($5,931) | $88,912 ($7,409) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 28 | $83,467 ($6,956) | $104,374 ($8,698) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Polymer/Plastics Engineering. | 9 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Polymer/Plastics Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 60 | $23,834 | $253 | $78,454 ($6,538) | $99,291 ($8,274) |
| Master's Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 37 | $74,011 ($6,168) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Manufacturing Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering, Other. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 36 | $65,749 ($5,479) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 18 | $19,707 | $209 | $49,498 ($4,125) | |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 41 | $21,160 | $224 | $42,220 ($3,518) | $60,072 ($5,006) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Psychology, General. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 6 | $67,041 ($5,587) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Economics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 30 | $21,250 | $225 | $37,674 ($3,140) | $74,038 ($6,170) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 31 | $21,150 | $224 | $75,918 ($6,327) | |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 20 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 16 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 22 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 29 | $20,500 | $217 | $65,340 ($5,445) | $86,039 ($7,170) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 51 | $124,200 ($10,350) | $129,685 ($10,807) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 71 | $23,179 | $246 | $73,265 ($6,105) | $95,363 ($7,947) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 52 | $23,240 | $246 | $65,611 ($5,468) | $101,741 ($8,478) |
| Master's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | English Language and Literature, General. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 98 | $23,854 | $253 | $82,851 ($6,904) | $106,799 ($8,900) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 20 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Science. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 32 | $137 | $69,488 ($5,791) | $88,373 ($7,364) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | International and Comparative Education. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | International and Comparative Education. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 22 | $41,774 ($3,481) | $48,589 ($4,049) | ||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 15 | $52,930 ($4,411) | $56,467 ($4,706) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Education, Other. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 42 | $26,000 | $276 | $59,698 ($4,975) | $84,975 ($7,081) |
| Master's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 44 | $27,000 | $286 | $73,610 ($6,134) | $93,093 ($7,758) |
| Master's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 33 | $27,000 | $286 | $70,299 ($5,858) | $81,375 ($6,781) |
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 23 | $72,857 ($6,071) | $83,800 ($6,983) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Civil Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 16 | $24,625 | $261 | $75,825 ($6,319) | $102,472 ($8,539) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 48 | $23,128 | $245 | $35,481 ($2,957) | $52,512 ($4,376) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 16 | $20,710 | $220 | ||
| Master's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 20 | $22,863 | $242 | $31,009 ($2,584) | $69,452 ($5,788) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 26 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Science, Technology and Society. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Cognitive Science. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 37 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Astronomy and Astrophysics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 19 | $19,707 | $209 | ||
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 201 | $23,250 | $246 | $72,860 ($6,072) | $107,260 ($8,938) |
| Master's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 30 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 67 | $20,534 | $218 | $57,667 ($4,806) | $85,576 ($7,131) |
| Master's Degree | Marketing. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | History. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | History. | 1 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $126,306Full time faculty: 84%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 10.0
School's endowment start of year: $1,369,863,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $1,784,613,000 (2022)