Lehigh ranked among nation's top research universities

Lehigh has again been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation’s outstanding research universities.

In its just-released 2018 “Guide to America’s Best Colleges,” the news magazine ranks Lehigh 46th among 311 institutions across the United States (190 public, 114 private and seven for-profit) that offer undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees.

Among national universities, Lehigh is ranked 28^th in the nation in the “best value” category and 56th in the nation by high school guidance counselors.

The U.S. News overall ranking takes into account a number of factors that include graduation and retention rates, class size, SAT scores, selectivity, academic reputation and alumni giving.

Among the best undergraduate engineering programs whose highest degree is a Ph.D., Lehigh’s P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science ranked 47th in the country, based on a survey of peers. Lehigh’s undergraduate program in the College of Business and Economics was ranked 91st, based on peer assessment.

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