by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Lehigh University was awarded 94 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is accounting.
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Lehigh is ranked #51 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Lehigh held the #71 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 103 colleges in Pennsylvania, Lehigh is ranked at #4.
If you're applying to Lehigh University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 37%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 37% of students accepted to Lehigh submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 660 and 720. Math scores were between 680 and 770.
At Lehigh, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Lehigh University is 85%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Lehigh University has a freshmen retention rate of 91%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Lehigh for first-time, full-time students is 79%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,203 undergraduates at Lehigh with 5,070 being full-time and 133 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,841 | $14,831 | $18,967 | $28,294 | $48,774 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Lehigh, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Lehigh, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $9,603 a year. That adds up to $38,412 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Lehigh are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 27 Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem, PA 18015 |
| Phone: | 610-758-3000 |
| Website: | www.lehigh.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Financial Management | 208 | $76,720 |
| Computer Science | 156 | $88,587 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 117 | $75,479 |
| General Psychology | 67 | $40,942 |
| Industrial Engineering | 66 | $81,142 |
| Chemical Engineering | 64 | $82,435 |
| Business Administration & Management | 61 | $69,289 |
| General Business/Commerce | 59 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 59 | $53,632 |
| Accounting | 58 | $77,026 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 820 students took at least one online class at Lehigh University. This is a decrease from the 1,385 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 820 | 431 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,385 | 482 |
| 2020-2021 | 450 | 400 |
| 2018-2019 | 365 | 296 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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