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Lehigh University

Basic Information

Type Private

Geographical Reach National

Location Bethlehem, PA

Population 700,000

Website http://www.lehigh.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,803

Men / Women 52% / 48%

White 59%

Hispanic 9%

Asian 8%

International 7%

Black 4%

Mixed 3%

Native American 0%

From State 25%

From Region 38%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Business & Economics 29%

Engineering 22%

Humanities & Social Sciences 18%

Computer Science 12%

Life & Natural Sciences 9%

Physical Sciences & Math 4%

Arts 3%

Education 3%

Health Sciences 1%

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 (71%)

Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)

Days Without Precipitation 235 (26%)

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

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Engineering, Computing & Math	$39M	#127
Life & Natural Sciences	$19M	#207
Humanities & Social Sciences	$1M	#273

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	50	#99
Humanities & Social Sciences	33	#302
Life & Natural Sciences	16	#440

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 43%

SAT Range 1390 – 1470

SAT Math Range 690 – 760

SAT RW Range 680 – 740

ACT Range 31 – 34

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Arts and Sciences	640	43% / 57%	11%	$91,492		96%
Computer Science	148 +1	72% / 28%	19%	$129,863	99	100%
Information Technology	15 +6	53% / 47%	13%	$120,356	98	92%
Astrophysics	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$85,541	81	—
Chemistry	7 —	71% / 29%	14%	$74,701	64	—
Earth Sciences	12 +4	25% / 75%	0%	$80,740	75	90%
Mathematics	16 —	62% / 38%	38%	$89,444	85	—
Physics	8 —	88% / 12%	12%	$85,684	81	—
Statistics	4 —	50% / 50%	25%	$113,567	97	—
Biochemistry	13 —	54% / 46%	0%	$79,953	74	—
Biology	64 +1	28% / 72%	8%	$75,938	67	96%
Environmental Studies	11 +1	9% / 91%	0%	$69,354	52	—
Molecular Biology	10 —	40% / 60%	0%	$80,827	75	—
Neuroscience	24 —	12% / 88%	0%	$84,790	80	87%
Business Analytics	26 +1	65% / 35%	50%	$99,707	92	—
African Studies	3 +2	67% / 33%	0%	$70,621	55	—
Anthropology	6 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$70,029	54	—
Asian Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$71,425	57	—
Chinese	1 —	100% / 0%	100%	$73,181	61	—
Cognitive Science	19 +2	26% / 74%	5%	$71,635	58	—
English	9 +2	22% / 78%	0%	$62,083	31	95%
French	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$73,204	61	—
German	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$73,425	62	—
History	8 +4	25% / 75%	0%	$69,212	52	—
Interdisciplinary Studies	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	$74,608	64	—
Interdisciplinary Studies	24 —	50% / 50%	0%	$90,977	86	95%
International Affairs	14 +4	43% / 57%	0%	$80,384	75	90%
International Studies	5 +4	20% / 80%	20%	$81,209	76	—
Japanese	— +1	—	—	$72,806	61	—
Journalism	23 +2	17% / 83%	4%	$80,296	74	96%
Latin American Studies	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$71,568	58	—
Philosophy	6 +4	67% / 33%	0%	$70,206	54	—
Political Science	36 +11	33% / 67%	0%	$88,889	84	96%
Psychology	63 +11	16% / 84%	11%	$75,622	66	95%
Religious Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$67,657	47	—
Sociology	9 +1	56% / 44%	0%	$69,414	52	—
Spanish	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$73,431	62	—
Technical and Scientific Communication	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$81,275	76	—
Women's Studies	3 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$70,431	55	—
Architecture	16 —	38% / 62%	0%	$71,359	57	—
Art History	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$51,545	8	—
Music	3 —	100% / 0%	0%	$47,492	5	—
Studio Art	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$51,654	8	—
Theater	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	$43,223	3	—
Visual Communication Design	14 —	14% / 86%	7%	$55,729	15	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Business	376	65% / 35%	9%	$121,255		97%
Accounting	40 +16	65% / 35%	12%	$118,286	98	97%
Business	34 +3	56% / 44%	3%	$104,937	95	100%
Finance	186 +32	75% / 25%	8%	$134,072	99	95%
Logistics	26 +8	62% / 38%	4%	$102,043	93	100%
Managerial Economics	43 +5	56% / 44%	19%	$110,208	96	100%
Marketing	47 +5	38% / 62%	6%	$105,601	95	98%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Health	51	20% / 80%	0%	$67,138
Community Health	4 —	0% / 100%	0%	$73,172	61	—
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	— —	—	—	$73,488	62	—
Pre-Optometry Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$74,335	64	—
Public Health	10 +4	10% / 90%	0%	$70,821	56	—
Public Health Education	36 —	25% / 75%	0%	$65,245	40	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science	304	68% / 32%	6%	$105,320		96%
Biomedical Engineering	34 —	38% / 62%	0%	$103,136	94	93%
Chemical Engineering	37 —	51% / 49%	5%	$107,647	96	98%
Civil Engineering	23 —	83% / 17%	9%	$90,786	86	94%
Computer Engineering	20 —	75% / 25%	5%	$113,884	97	100%
Electrical Engineering	21 —	81% / 19%	14%	$99,040	92	97%
Engineering	7 —	43% / 57%	0%	$104,011	94	—
Engineering Physics	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$103,330	94	—
Environmental Engineering	8 —	62% / 38%	0%	$86,092	82	—
Industrial Engineering	56 —	66% / 34%	4%	$121,172	98	96%
Materials Engineering	8 —	50% / 50%	12%	$95,946	90	100%
Mechanical Engineering	89 —	82% / 18%	8%	$101,225	93	96%