Private
Non-sectarian
Undergraduate & Graduate
Coeducational
Undergraduate Tuition and Fees - $33,770
Room & Board - $8,920
Asa Packer founded Lehigh in 1865. As an industrial pioneer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Packer recognized the need for workers who were broadly educated in the liberal arts and sciences - young people who could combine practical skills with theory, judgment, reasoning and self-discipline.
Lehigh's picturesque 1600-acre wooded campus is actually built into the side of what is affectionately known as "Old South Mountain" in historic Bethlehem, PA - a little more than an hour's car ride from Philadelphia.
Degrees offered are Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science. Advanced degrees include Master of Arts, Master of Business Administration, Master of Education, Master of Engineering, Master of Science, Educational Specialist, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Philosophy, and Doctor of Arts.
The most popular undergradute majors are: Finance, Mechanical engineering, Accounting, Psychology, and Marketing/marketing management.
Lehigh is a co-educational, non-denominational, private university with 4,621 full-time and 58 part-time undergraduates and 2,000 graduate students. African-American and Latino students make up 11 percent of the class and approximately nine percent of students identified themselves as Asian or Asian-American.
Lehigh has 434 full time and 187 part time faculty members,
The student to faculty ratio is 9:1.
National Universities, 33
Overall score: 67
Average freshman retention rate: 94%
2006 graduation rate: (Predicted) 80%
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