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Acceptance Rate

25.9%

Total Profiles

6

SAT Range

1370–1500

User Accept Rate

83.3%

Tuition

$62,180

Undergrad Enrollment

5,803

Applicants

18,415

Yield Rate

28.4%

Student:Faculty

10:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.24
SAT
1250
ACT
30
Round: RD
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.92
SAT
1460
ACT
34
Round: EA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.35
SAT
1250
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.97
SAT
1440
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025WAITLISTED
GPA
3.13
SAT
ACT
29
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.73
SAT
1460
ACT
Round: ED

What you pay

$36,931/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $147,724 over four years.

What grads earn

$98,481/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$100,932 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 2% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

92% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.3%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

57%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Lehigh University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$16,917
$30–48k$17,140
$48–75k$18,722
$75–110k$22,184
Over $110k$48,751

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

88%

Completion · all

88%

Completion · Pell

87%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

88%

Median debt

$21,960

Classification

R2 research universityFour-year, medium, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
18,415
Admitted
5,38929.3%
Enrolled
1,53128% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling1
Rape2
Robbery1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation57% / 43%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball43Basketball15Football98Golf10Lacrosse51Soccer29Swimming24Tennis11Track & Field161Wrestling40

Women's

Basketball14Field Hockey25Golf9Lacrosse35Rowing38Soccer30Softball18Swimming21Tennis10Track & Field143Volleyball18
Research Activity
FY 2024
$62Mtotal R&D expenditure#218 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Finance, General186 grads
Computer Science148 grads
Mechanical Engineering89 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General64 grads
Psychology, General63 grads
Industrial Engineering56 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General47 grads
Business/Managerial Economics43 grads
Accounting40 grads
Chemical Engineering37 grads

4yr Grad Rate

78%

6yr Grad Rate

87%

Retention Rate

94%

Median Earnings

$105,584