- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PACity: smallZIP 18015Founded 1865
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1865
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.lehigh.edu
PennsylvaniaPrivate nonprofit
Lehigh University
Lehigh University is a private nonprofit university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with 5,898 undergraduates. It admits 26% of applicants, graduates 85% within six years and costs $25,272 a year after aid.
85%graduate
Admission rate26%
Retention94%
4-year graduation76%
Pell Grant share21%
Federal loans36%
$25,272net price / year
26%admission rate
1440average SAT
85%graduate in 6 years
$116,342median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,371median debt
#19 of 1,704 for earnings#1,243 of 1,739 for lowest net price#122 of 1,738 for graduation rate#94 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $84,497tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $67,920
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $67,920
- Average net price
- $25,272national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,290
$30,001–48,000$13,708
$48,001–75,000$19,587
$75,001–110,000$20,869
$110,001+$36,233
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 26%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 680–730
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 690–770
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 31–34
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college26%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college94%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college85%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college21%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 85%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 76%
- First-year retention
- 94%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 90%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $89,381
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $116,342middle 50%: $81,765–$159,892
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,371
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$159,892
Median, Lehigh University$116,342
Lower quarter$81,765
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 5,898
- Part-time
- 1.4%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- 20.1
- First-generation students
- 17%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 21%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 85%
- Average faculty salary
- $15,219 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $24,840
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,872,716,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White60%
Hispanic11%
Black5.0%
Asian11%
Two or more races4.4%
U.S. nonresident6.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.5%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management23%
Engineering22%
Computer & information sciences12%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.6%
Social sciences6.5%
Psychology6.0%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.5%
Health professions3.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | $37,704 | 76% | $81,698 |
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| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | $35,780 | 94% | $125,257 |
| Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | $50,021 | 85% | $109,954 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA | $25,555 | 71% | $78,311 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA | $23,550 | 80% | $75,482 |
| Mercer University Macon, GA | $24,778 | 72% | $63,469 |
| Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC | $28,165 | 90% | $104,443 |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH | $29,447 | 81% | $63,814 |
| University of San Diego San Diego, CA | $29,539 | 81% | $93,069 |
| Rowan University Glassboro, NJ | $23,938 | 69% | $65,776 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 213543. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q622137.