Lehigh University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Lehigh University was established in 1865 as a four-year technical school. The main campus of the university sits upon 1,600 acres in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and includes around 150 buildings. In addition to its main campus, the university runs the Mountaintop Campus and the Murray H. Goodman Campus. Lehigh University is divided into the following colleges:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business and Economics
• College of Education
• P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science

Lehigh University has officially recognized a number of fraternities and sororities. Some of the Greek organizations at Lehigh are Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Sigma, Delta Upsilon, Chi Psi, Phi Kappa Theta, Kappa Alpha Psi, Theta Chi, Gamma Phi Beta, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Theta Xi, Lambda Theta Alpha, Alpha Gamma Delta and Pi Beta Phi.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in engineering, business and management, computer science and engineering, mathematics, and science.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Selective admissions.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High male/female ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 6,994 in 2009-2010 (6,412 full-time equivalent).

About 59% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 41% of the class.

Undergrads are 64% of enrolled students and graduate students are 36%.

Students under 25 years old represent 77% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Lehigh provides on-campus housing for 2,508 of its 6,412 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Patriot League for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 124 male students received the aid (men were 64% of those receiving aid) and 70 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 36% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Lehigh offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (26 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (496 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Logistics and Materials Management
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (85 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Natural Resources Management and Policy

DESIGN (15 awarded)

• Design and Applied Arts
• Design and Visual Communications

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (169 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Student Counseling and Personnel Services

ENGINEERING (424 awarded)

• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Polymer/Plastics Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Systems Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Engineering Technologies/Technicians

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (183 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (30 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (26 awarded)

• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Journalism

MEDICINE (41 awarded)

• Neuroscience
• Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics (MS, PhD)
• Pre-Dentistry Studies
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (9 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (173 awarded)

• Astronomy
• Astrophysics
• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Evolutionary Biology
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Geology/Earth Science
• Molecular Biology
• Physics
• Science, Technology and Society

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (94 awarded)

• Cognitive Science
• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology
• School Psychology