Lehigh University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 700,000

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 667 (11.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 735 41% 58% 11% 6% 10% 7% $105,661 96 +2.00 91 97%
Computer Science 163 — 70% 42% 25% 6% 10% 12% $164,013 89 +1.14 100 98% — — — —
Information Technology 19 +1 63% 42% 16% 5% 16% 16% $142,154 97 +2.13 99 100% — — — —
Astronomy 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $88,027 68 +0.32 76 — — — — —
Astrophysics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,635 67 +0.29 76 — — — — —
Chemistry 9 — 67% 56% 0% 0% 0% 22% $82,162 90 +1.02 68 — — — — —
Earth Sciences 17 +1 29% 65% 0% 12% 12% 6% $80,522 92 +1.39 64 90% — — — —
Mathematics 13 — 54% 54% 0% 0% 8% 31% $100,610 82 +0.58 88 — — — — —
Physics 8 — 75% 75% 12% 0% 0% 12% $88,810 70 +0.38 77 — — — — —
Statistics 11 — 45% 45% 9% 0% 9% 36% $113,580 70 +0.15 95 — — — — —
Biochemistry 12 — 33% 75% 17% 0% 0% 0% $82,262 90 +0.96 68 — — — — —
Biology 45 — 29% 67% 11% 9% 7% 2% $86,717 98 +2.35 75 100% — — — —
Molecular Biology 8 — 25% 62% 0% 12% 25% 0% $83,130 92 +1.04 69 — — — — —
Neuroscience 31 — 23% 61% 3% 6% 10% 0% $84,659 94 +1.55 72 87% — — — —
Environmental Studies 10 +2 0% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $72,764 95 +1.77 46 — — — — —
Business Analytics 29 +4 45% 34% 17% 3% 7% 34% $113,173 90 +1.19 94 — — — — —
Economics 2 — 100% 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% $116,666 79 +0.70 96 — — — — —
African Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $72,327 84 +1.04 45 — — — — —
Asian Studies — — — — — — — — $73,213 85 +1.11 47 — — — — —
Chinese 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $78,401 96 +1.82 60 — — — — —
English 18 +2 22% 67% 0% 11% 22% 0% $70,383 97 +2.19 40 94% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $78,520 96 +1.83 61 — — — — —
German — — — — — — — — $78,318 96 +1.81 60 — — — — —
History 7 +3 86% 71% 0% 29% 0% 0% $76,622 95 +1.92 56 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 24 — 33% 67% 8% 17% 0% 0% $112,405 100 +5.28 94 93% — — — —
Japanese — — — — — — — — $78,567 96 +1.83 61 — — — — —
Latin American Studies — — — — — — — — $73,339 85 +1.12 48 — — — — —
Philosophy 6 — 50% 67% 0% 17% 0% 17% $83,120 92 +1.63 69 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,159 99 +3.12 55 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +1 0% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $78,080 96 +1.79 60 — — — — —
Women's Studies — — — — — — — — $77,550 98 +2.61 58 — — — — —
Anthropology 11 +1 45% 64% 9% 0% 18% 0% $71,999 94 +1.37 44 — — — — —
Cognitive Science 15 — 53% 67% 7% 7% 0% 0% $75,737 46 -0.29 54 — — — — —
International Affairs 26 +2 15% 69% 0% 0% 19% 4% $79,923 72 +0.37 63 90% — — — —
International Studies 9 +3 33% 56% 11% 0% 11% 0% $85,524 89 +0.67 73 — — — — —
Journalism 24 +4 25% 79% 0% 8% 8% 4% $78,792 95 +1.84 61 100% — — — —
Political Science 39 +21 41% 64% 3% 10% 10% 0% $105,029 96 +2.42 90 94% — — — —
Psychology 88 +10 25% 70% 1% 7% 10% 6% $89,963 100 +5.30 79 100% — — — —
Sociology 17 +6 12% 53% 6% 0% 29% 6% $71,732 94 +1.35 44 — — — — —
Technical and Scientific Communication — — — — — — — — $92,943 99 +1.95 82 — — — — —
Architecture 30 — 30% 77% 10% 0% 7% 0% $82,438 96 +1.65 68 — — — — —
Art History 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,509 75 +0.29 8 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $54,689 86 +0.85 7 — — — — —
Studio Art — — — — — — — — $55,838 89 +0.97 8 — — — — —
Theater 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,762 96 +1.43 6 — — — — —
Visual Communication Design 27 +2 30% 44% 19% 4% 15% 0% $65,130 97 +1.96 26 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 336 60% 66% 9% 1% 10% 5% $128,689 100 +1.70 98 98%
Accounting 40 +12 52% 68% 10% 2% 15% 0% $140,329 100 +3.45 99 100% — — — —
Business 40 +8 57% 68% 10% 2% 12% 2% $98,404 89 +1.08 86 95% — — — —
Finance 157 +38 69% 68% 9% 1% 7% 5% $140,453 94 +1.43 99 99% — — — —
Logistics 13 +2 62% 77% 0% 0% 8% 8% $114,270 92 +1.25 95 95% — — — —
Managerial Economics 46 +6 54% 54% 11% 2% 17% 9% $124,367 85 +0.99 98 97% — — — —
Marketing 40 +11 45% 62% 10% 0% 8% 8% $110,818 99 +2.59 93 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health 54 11% 67% 6% 11% 7% 4% $83,546 81 +2.02 70
Community Health 6 — 17% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $82,470 92 +0.96 68 — — — — —
Pre-Dental Science — — — — — — — — $82,736 92 +0.98 69 — — — — —
Pre-Optometry Studies — — — — — — — — $106,123 99 +2.32 91 — — — — —
Public Health 10 +4 10% 80% 0% 10% 0% 0% $80,725 91 +1.45 65 — — — — —
Public Health Education 38 — 11% 61% 8% 13% 8% 5% $84,459 99 +2.34 71 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science 323 71% 68% 9% 5% 7% 4% $107,297 97 +0.48 92 99%
Biomedical Engineering 27 — 44% 78% 0% 7% 4% 7% $109,895 84 +0.95 93 100% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 31 — 42% 52% 19% 3% 16% 0% $112,922 77 +0.76 94 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 35 — 69% 74% 9% 3% 14% 0% $96,024 75 +0.53 84 97% — — — —
Computer Engineering 25 — 96% 52% 8% 16% 12% 4% $124,801 73 +0.37 98 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 18 — 83% 44% 22% 6% 6% 11% $118,376 65 +0.06 96 100% — — — —
Engineering 10 — 80% 50% 20% 0% 0% 20% $103,630 75 +0.39 90 — — — — —
Engineering Physics — — — — — — — — $109,150 78 +0.33 93 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering 14 — 43% 71% 14% 0% 0% 7% $86,894 54 +0.21 75 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 43 — 65% 63% 7% 2% 12% 7% $116,434 72 +0.18 96 97% — — — —
Materials Engineering 17 — 71% 88% 6% 0% 0% 0% $95,852 54 +0.16 84 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 103 — 84% 78% 6% 5% 4% 2% $103,775 77 +0.57 90 98% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $71,750
ROI Percentile 93th

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 25.3% 367 59% 63% 10% 2% 10% 8% $127,398 97 +1.65 98 98% —
Engineering 22.3% 323 71% 68% 9% 5% 7% 4% $107,298 70 +0.48 92 99% —
Social Sciences 15.8% 229 29% 68% 3% 6% 12% 3% $86,896 98 +2.86 75 97% —
Computer Science 12.6% 182 69% 42% 24% 5% 11% 12% $161,731 94 +1.25 100 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.6% 96 27% 66% 8% 7% 8% 1% $85,197 98 +1.81 73 95% —
Humanities 4.4% 64 36% 66% 5% 17% 8% 2% $88,960 99 +3.24 78 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.4% 63 51% 59% 3% 3% 8% 19% $92,309 78 +0.74 81 90% —
Arts 4.1% 60 28% 62% 13% 2% 10% 0% $73,274 98 +1.74 48 — —
Education 2.6% 38 11% 61% 8% 13% 8% 5% $84,459 100 +2.34 71 — —
Health Sciences 1.1% 16 12% 81% 0% 6% 6% 0% $81,379 68 +1.26 66 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 10 0% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $72,764 93 +1.77 46 — —

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 #352 — —
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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 161 $696K $696K $0
Football 98 $7.7M $7.7M $0
Lacrosse 51 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Baseball 43 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Wrestling 40 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Soccer 29 $990K $990K $0
Swimming & Diving 24 $346K $346K $0
Basketball 15 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Tennis 11 $240K $240K $0
Golf 10 $150K $150K $0
Total 388 $17.7M $17.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 143 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Rowing 38 $507K $507K $0
Lacrosse 35 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Soccer 30 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Field Hockey 25 $714K $714K $0
Swimming & Diving 21 $627K $627K $0
Softball 18 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Volleyball 18 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 14 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Tennis 10 $282K $282K $0
Golf 9 $449K $449K $0
Total 279 $11.6M $11.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 304 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Football 98 $7.7M $7.7M $0
Lacrosse 86 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Soccer 59 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Swimming & Diving 45 $973K $973K $0
Baseball 43 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Wrestling 40 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Rowing 38 $507K $507K $0
Basketball 29 $4.5M $4.5M $0
Field Hockey 25 $714K $714K $0
Tennis 21 $522K $522K $0
Golf 19 $599K $599K $0
Softball 18 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Volleyball 18 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Total 667 $45.3M $45.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 29%
Yield (non-ED) 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%
Unhooked Early Decision 49% 55% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

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