At a Glance

Academics

28 Average class size

10:1 Student-to-faculty ratio

2,300+ Programs and Courses offered

111 Undergraduate degree programs and majors

5,811Undergraduates enrolled at Lehigh this fall

  • College of Arts & Sciences - 38%
  • P.C. Rossin College of Engineering & Applied Sciences - 24%
  • College of Business - 22%
  • College of Health - 4%
  • Intercollegiate - 11%
  • Arts & Engineering - 1%

Student Profile

5,811 Undergraduates

1,779 Graduates

GEOGRAPHY

Top Home States

  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • California
  • Massachusetts

Top Home Countries

  • USA
  • China
  • India
  • Iran
  • South Korea

SAT & ACT ranges of the middle 50% of admitted students (new SAT redesigned scale)

SAT Evidence-Based Reading & Writing 685-750

SAT Math 710-770

ACT (not including writing score) 31-34

Applicants who chose to submit SAT or ACT scores: 50%

ETHNICITY

  • White - 57%
  • Hispanic of any race - 10%
  • Asian - 9%
  • Nonresident Alien - 14%
  • Black or African American - 5%
  • Two or more races - 3%
  • Race/ethnicity unknown - 2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native - <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander - 0%

Campus Life & Community

Student life at Lehigh integrates academics with a vibrant array of organizations and activities, leadership development, residential life, the arts, athletics, and exciting community service opportunities.

The safety and security of our community is our top priority. The Lehigh University Police Department is accredited by the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association and the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission.

91% of Lehigh undergraduate students participate in an extracurricular activity

Interactive Dorm Room Tours

Lehigh offers a variety of residence halls conveniently located throughout the Asa Packer campus. Although you'll be assigned to a residence hall as a first-year student, you will have the opportunity to preference the type of residential housing that best fits your needs. Second-year students can select their building and/or type of housing. Third-, fourth- and fifth-year students can compete in a lottery to select their building and/or type of housing.

Take a virtual tour of a selection of first-year dorm rooms below:

Centennial I

 

Dravo House

 

McClintic–Marshall House

Faculty & Research

Lehigh faculty members are world-class scholars who are known for their excellence in research.

584full-time professors teach at Lehigh.

82%of Lehigh faculty hold the terminal degree in their field.

57%of full-time faculty are tenured.

Faculty College Breakdown

  • College of Arts & Sciences - 47%
  • P.C. Rossin College of Engineering & Applied Sciences - 27%
  • College of Business - 17%
  • College of Education - 6%
  • College of Health - 3%

121 research grants awarded to Lehigh faculty by external funding agencies

38% Increase in federal research funding over the last two years

744 students were employed in faculty projects (undergraduate and graduate)

23 students received grants for their own projects

Costs & Aid

$63,930 tuition

$10,120 typical first-year housing

$7,100 full meal plan

Additional fees for certain programs and majors

> $137 million grants and scholarships

Lehigh offers competitive financial aid packages that are awarded on a need- and merit-based system.

More than 50% of our students receive some form of financial aid

International

The Lehigh University United National Partnership offers 56 U.N.-related programs every year. Lehigh was just the 6th university in the world to have earned NGO (non-governmental organization) status from the U.N.'s Office of Public Information.

2,626 number of alumni who live overseas, spanning six continents

100+ fully funded Iacocca International Internships in about 32 countries every year

300+ study abroad programs in 74 countries offered to Lehigh students

100 countries represented on campus

40% of Lehigh students have an international experience while at Lehigh, and 30% of those students participate in more than one abroad experience

After Graduation

95.4% of the Class of 2023 are employed, continuing education or pursuing military or volunteer service

$76K average starting salary of 2023 graduates

PLACEMENT - ALL MAJORS

  • Employment - 67.8%
  • Graduate School - 24%
  • Still Seeking - 4.6%
  • Other - 3.6%

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