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Lehigh University

Basic Information

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,803
Men / Women 52% / 48%
White 59%
Hispanic 9%
Asian 8%
International 7%
Black 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 36%
Business & Economics 29%
Humanities & Social Sciences 18%
Life & Natural Sciences 11%
Arts 3%
Education 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $66,810
Est. Cost of Attendance $80,856
10-Year ROI $325,000
ROI Percentile 99th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (26th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 20%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Early Decision Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $39M #127
Life & Natural Sciences $19M #210
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #277
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 50 #100
Humanities & Social Sciences 33 #311
Life & Natural Sciences 16 #468

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 39%
SAT Range 1,370 – 1,500
ACT Range 31 – 34

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 640 43% / 57% 11% $101,593
Astrophysics 3 67% / 33% 0%
Computer Science 148 +1 72% / 28% 19% $132,513
Information Technology 15 +6 53% / 47% 13% $122,812
Mathematics 16 62% / 38% 38%
Physics 8 88% / 12% 12%
Statistics 4 50% / 50% 25%
Biochemistry 13 54% / 46% 0%
Biology 64 +1 28% / 72% 8% $77,488
Chemistry 7 71% / 29% 14%
Earth Sciences 12 +4 25% / 75% 0% $82,388
Environmental Studies 11 +1 9% / 91% 0%
Molecular Biology 10 40% / 60% 0%
Neuroscience 24 12% / 88% 0% $86,520
Business Analytics 26 +1 65% / 35% 50%
African Studies 3 +2 67% / 33% 0%
Anthropology 6 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Asian Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Chinese 1 100% / 0% 100%
Cognitive Science 19 +2 26% / 74% 5%
English 9 +2 22% / 78% 0% $63,350
French 1 0% / 100% 0%
German 1 0% / 100% 0%
History 8 +4 25% / 75% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 25% / 75% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 24 50% / 50% 0% $92,834
International Affairs 14 +4 43% / 57% 0% $82,024
International Studies 5 +4 20% / 80% 20%
Japanese
Journalism 23 +2 17% / 83% 4%
Latin American Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Philosophy 6 +4 67% / 33% 0%
Political Science 36 +11 33% / 67% 0% $90,703
Psychology 63 +11 16% / 84% 11% $77,165
Religious Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology 9 +1 56% / 44% 0%
Spanish 1 0% / 100% 0%
Technical and Scientific Communication 1 0% / 100% 0%
Women's Studies 3 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Architecture 16 38% / 62% 0%
Art History 1 0% / 100% 0%
Music 3 100% / 0% 0%
Studio Art 1 0% / 100% 0%
Theater 4 50% / 50% 0%
Visual Communication Design 14 14% / 86% 7%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business 376 65% / 35% 9% $125,385
Accounting 40 +16 65% / 35% 12% $120,700
Business 34 +3 56% / 44% 3%
Finance 186 +32 75% / 25% 8% $136,808
Logistics 26 +8 62% / 38% 4% $104,126
Managerial Economics 43 +5 56% / 44% 19% $112,457
Marketing 47 +5 38% / 62% 6% $107,756
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health 51 20% / 80% 0%
Community Health 4 0% / 100% 0%
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
Pre-Optometry Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Public Health 10 +4 10% / 90% 0%
Public Health Education 36 25% / 75% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science 304 68% / 32% 6% $111,079
Biomedical Engineering 34 38% / 62% 0% $105,241
Chemical Engineering 37 51% / 49% 5% $109,844
Civil Engineering 23 83% / 17% 9% $92,197
Computer Engineering 20 75% / 25% 5% $116,208
Electrical Engineering 21 81% / 19% 14% $101,061
Engineering 7 43% / 57% 0%
Engineering Physics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Environmental Engineering 8 62% / 38% 0%
Industrial Engineering 56 66% / 34% 4% $123,645
Materials Engineering 8 50% / 50% 12%
Mechanical Engineering 89 82% / 18% 8% $112,007