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Lehigh University

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.

Campus Location

27 Memorial Dr W
Bethlehem, PA 18015
USA
Main Tel: (610) 758-3000
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Lehigh University Highlights

Where Lehigh University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in engineering, science, business and management, and computer science and engineering.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
  • Selective admissions.
  • Large number of students.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor1,17073
Master52953
Doctorale8535

Lehigh Students

The student enrollment at Lehigh was 6,845 in 2007 (6,084 full-time equivalent).

About 61% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 39% of the class.

Undergrads are 63% of enrolled students and graduate students are 37%.

About 3% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 97% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 35,610
Room$ 5,380
Board$ 3,960
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other$ 1,010

Financial Aid: Lehigh participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  310
Without tenure; working toward tenure  97
Without tenure; tenure not available  33

Housing and Meals

Lehigh provides on-campus housing for 1,150 of its 6,084 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Lehigh Athletics

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

Lehigh 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) .

Lehigh Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men31%
Women33%
All32%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal600-640
Math680-710

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (28 awarded)

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

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (464 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce
  • 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 (100 awarded)

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

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

  • Environmental Science

DESIGN (13 awarded)

  • Design and Applied Arts
  • Design and Visual Communications

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (12 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (176 awarded)

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

ENGINEERING (438 awarded)

  • Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
  • 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 (5 awarded)

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (208 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
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Russian Studies
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Urban Studies/Affairs

MATHEMATICS (21 awarded)

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics

MEDIA (21 awarded)

  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Journalism

MEDICINE (10 awarded)

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

MUSIC (6 awarded)

  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (11 awarded)

  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (161 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (103 awarded)

  • Cognitive Science
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Psychology
  • School Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Lehigh with government-defined occupation categories.)

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