Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location Bethlehem, PA
Population 700,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (26%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,902
Men / Women 52% / 48%
From State 25%
From Region 38%
Athletes 14.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 60%
Asian 11%
Hispanic 11%
International 6%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 735 41% / 59% 7% $90,676 85 96%
Computer Science 163 70% / 30% 12% $129,257 99 100%
Information Technology 19 +1 63% / 37% 16% $119,794 98 92%
Astronomy 3 33% / 67% 0%
Astrophysics 2 100% / 0% 0% $88,748 83
Chemistry 9 67% / 33% 22% $74,552 62
Earth Sciences 17 +1 29% / 71% 6% $80,383 73 90%
Mathematics 13 54% / 46% 31% $83,641 78
Physics 8 75% / 25% 12% $87,100 82
Statistics 11 45% / 55% 36% $103,953 94
Biochemistry 12 33% / 67% 0% $78,354 70
Biology 45 29% / 71% 2% $75,746 65 96%
Molecular Biology 8 25% / 75% 0% $78,720 71
Neuroscience 31 23% / 77% 0% $84,575 79 87%
Environmental Studies 10 +2 0% / 100% 0% $72,865 59
Business Analytics 29 +4 45% / 55% 34% $97,055 89
Economics 2 100% / 0% 50%
African Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $69,321 50
Anthropology 11 +1 45% / 55% 0% $64,590 36
Asian Studies $69,582 50
Chinese 2 0% / 100% 0% $71,864 56
Cognitive Science 15 53% / 47% 0% $91,609 86
English 18 +2 22% / 78% 0% $61,954 28 95%
French $72,227 57
German $72,512 58
History 7 +3 86% / 14% 0% $69,388 50
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $67,067 43
Interdisciplinary Studies 22 32% / 68% 0% $90,681 85 95%
International Affairs 26 +2 15% / 85% 4% $79,663 72 90%
International Studies 9 +3 33% / 67% 0% $80,977 74
Japanese $72,018 57
Journalism 24 +4 25% / 75% 4% $79,467 72 96%
Latin American Studies $69,542 50
Philosophy 6 50% / 50% 17% $69,788 51
Political Science 39 +21 41% / 59% 0% $88,091 83 96%
Psychology 88 +10 25% / 75% 6% $75,503 64 95%
Religious Studies 2 +2 100% / 0% 0% $68,963 49
Sociology 17 +6 12% / 88% 6% $64,096 34
Spanish 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $72,748 58
Technical and Scientific Communication $79,542 72
Women's Studies $70,364 53
Architecture 30 30% / 70% 0% $70,737 53
Art History 2 0% / 100% 0% $48,874 5
Music $48,954 5
Studio Art $48,906 5
Theater 1 0% / 100% 0% $44,626 3
Visual Communication Design 27 +2 30% / 70% 0% $57,263 16
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 336 60% / 40% 5% $120,234 98 97%
Accounting 40 +12 52% / 48% 0% $117,705 98 97%
Business 40 +8 57% / 42% 2% $104,421 94 100%
Finance 157 +38 69% / 31% 5% $133,413 99 95%
Logistics 13 +2 62% / 38% 8% $101,542 92 100%
Managerial Economics 46 +6 54% / 46% 9% $109,667 96 100%
Marketing 40 +11 45% / 55% 8% $105,082 94 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health 54 11% / 89% 4% $71,668 56
Community Health 6 17% / 83% 0% $72,617 58
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies $72,575 58
Pre-Optometry Studies $76,202 66
Public Health 10 +4 10% / 90% 0% $70,963 54
Public Health Education 38 11% / 89% 5% $71,705 56
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science 323 71% / 29% 4% $103,319 93 96%
Biomedical Engineering 27 44% / 56% 7% $102,984 93 93%
Chemical Engineering 31 42% / 58% 0% $107,489 95 98%
Civil Engineering 35 69% / 31% 0% $90,653 85 94%
Computer Engineering 25 96% / 4% 4% $113,717 97 100%
Electrical Engineering 18 83% / 17% 11% $98,895 91 97%
Engineering 10 80% / 20% 20% $103,347 93
Engineering Physics $104,848 94
Environmental Engineering 14 43% / 57% 7% $84,843 79
Industrial Engineering 43 65% / 35% 7% $120,994 98 96%
Materials Engineering 17 71% / 29% 0% $95,805 89 100%
Mechanical Engineering 103 84% / 16% 2% $101,076 92 96%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $71,750
ROI Percentile 91th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 80%
6-Year Graduation Rate 88%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 25.3% 367 59% / 41% 8% $118,393 98 97%
Engineering 22.3% 323 71% / 29% 4% $103,319 93 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20.2% 293 30% / 70% 3% $77,652 69 95%
Computer Science 12.6% 182 69% / 31% 12% $128,269 99 99%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.6% 96 27% / 73% 1% $79,171 71 92%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.4% 63 51% / 49% 19% $85,710 80 90%
Arts 4.1% 60 28% / 72% 0% $63,510 32
Education 2.6% 38 11% / 89% 5% $71,705 56
Health Sciences 1.1% 16 12% / 88% 0% $71,583 56
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 10 0% / 100% 0% $72,865 59

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $35.3M #120 69% $0.7M 45 #81 267 25
Life & Natural Sciences $11.3M #153 74% $0 3 #204 45 15
Physical Sciences & Math $8.2M #189 76% $0.1M 16 #143 151 12
Computer Science $3.1M #165 73% $0 2 #173 56 2
Education $2.8M #149 86% $0.1M 8 #353
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.8M #338 69% $0 19 #185 80
Business & Economics $0.7M #229 94% $0 6 #168 19
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0 11 3
Total $62.3M #186 72% $0.9M 99 #177 629 57

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 29%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 30% 34% 4%
Early Decision 53% 60% 7%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 43%
SAT Range 1380 – 1480
SAT Math Range 690 – 760
SAT RW Range 680 – 740