Academics at Lehigh
With a 11:1 student-faculty ratio, our academic approach fosters a culture of innovation, promotes intellectual risk-taking and embraces integrative strategies that drive transformative research, essential discovery and real impact.
Ruhi
Tawde
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Ruhi
Tawde
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Through hands-on projects and countless experiential learning opportunities, students at Lehigh learn how to adapt their knowledge to any circumstance.
Graduate Starting Salary
$77K
average starting salary of 2025 graduates
average starting salary of 2025 graduates
Lehigh graduates earn high starting salaries, securing strong financial futures with an average earning potential of $77K right out of school.
Wall Street Journal Ranking
29th
in the U.S.
in the U.S.
Lehigh was ranked 29th Best University in the U.S. by The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse.
Lehigh News
Lehigh News
Student Experience
The immersive video game, Leveling Up to Lehigh Life, is built by Lehigh students for incoming first-years and gamifies the college experience to aid student preparedness, belonging and well-being.
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University News
Lehigh ranks highly in outcomes-focused list for second consecutive year.
The recognition underscores Lehigh’s continued strength in helping students build meaningful careers through a combination of rigorous academics, experiential learning and a highly engaged alumni network
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Global
Two student recipients and an alternate, along with nine faculty scholars, set a Lehigh record for a single academic year.
Afiwa Afandalo ’24 will be traveling to Cameroon and Kendalin Flores ’26 is headed to the Dominican Republic.
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A Meaningful Student Experience
A Meaningful Student Experience
Lehigh boasts a vibrant and genuine campus community, rigorous academics, a commitment to student belonging and a track record of strong graduate outcomes. This is Lehigh.
Prepared for success after college
92%
Prepared for Success after College
Prepared for Success after College
Among those in the Class of 2025, 92% were employed, continuing education or engaged in other pursuits within six months of graduation.
Something for Everyone
200+
Something for Everyone
Something for Everyone
With 200-plus clubs, including 41 sports and 22 Greek organizations, students find diverse extracurricular opportunities at Lehigh.
Research for Real Impact
Research for Real Impact
Research at Lehigh, a Carnegie-classified R1 institution, focuses on critical areas of significant impact, employing interdisciplinary approaches to tackle complex global challenges and yield measurable outcomes.
Future Makers
Future Makers
From the classroom to the community, both on campus and around the world, Lehigh students, faculty and alumni are Future Makers, working to enact positive change.
Sara
Heintzelman
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Empowering Through Education
Empowering Through Education
Patrick
Cox
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Examining Shortcuts in the Brain
Examining Shortcuts in the Brain
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Wu
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Contributing to Lasting Change
Contributing to Lasting Change
Ready to Get Started?
At Lehigh, you’ll be part of a supportive and collaborative community where innovative and integrative learning drives real progress
Scenes from South Mountain
Scenes from South Mountain
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Lehigh Family
Graduates from the Class of 1971 “keep trucking on” through campus at Reunion Weekend 2026.
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Student Life
Members of the Lehigh Blacksmith Club connect with Bethlehem’s steel roots as they forge their own tools.
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On South Mountain
A group shares a hike on one of Lehigh’s many new trails in its 800-acre Forest Park.
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Inspired Research
A fellow future leader proudly elaborates on her sports science study on minimizing customer wait times in gyms for an interested attendee at The Hatchery Demo Day.
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Lehigh Family
Accredited alumni and guest speakers present the Lehigh plan to make a better AI future at Reunion Weekend 2026.
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Innovative Academics
Rising 9th through 12th graders connect their curiosity to real-world impact during Lehigh’s one-week residential summer camps.
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Inspired Research
Lehigh researcher Michelle Spicer ‘12 shares her incredible presentation on how she uses epiphytes and canopy plants to understand how forest ecosystems adapt in a warming climate.
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Lehigh Family
Executive director Mark Wilson poses with Marc Falato ‘87 who has donated $2.5 million to Lehigh’s Zoellner Arts Center.
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On South Mountain
Members of the Bethlehem community shop in the sun at Lehigh’s Southside Sale enjoying low prices for gently used items.
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Mountain Hawks
NBA basketball player and Lehigh alumni CJ McCollum ‘13 gets some shots up on the court he once called home in Lehigh’s Goodman Stadium.
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Inspired Research
Members of the Good Shepherd Home nursing community enjoy their new gaming tables made accessible by recreation therapist Kelly Corrigan, CTRS, Lehigh’s Brian Slocum, and two engineering students, Meghan Kiernan and Mackenzie Donald.
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On South Mountain
Lehigh art students wrapping up their tenure in Lehigh’s Biodiversity Mural cross-disciplinary research and experiential learning course work to finish their Steel Rooted/ WIld Bloom mural in Bethlehem that “aims to raise awareness of native ecosystems and the history of the region while celebrating its beauty, as biodiversity is essential to a thriving ecosystem and its resilience in the face of habitat loss, pollution, and climate change.”
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Inspired Research
Led by Lehigh bioengineer Dr. Dhruv Seshadri, the Seshadri Lab team bridges the gap between wearable technologies, data analytics, and patient care.
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Mountain Hawks
Lehigh tennis player Alex Van Lumich led the Mountain Hawks to their first number one seed in Patriot League standings!