Lehigh University

Lehigh University is a private nonprofit college in Bethlehem, PA. Its average net price is $25,272 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$14,290
$30,001 to $48,000$13,708
$48,001 to $75,000$19,587
$75,001 to $110,000$20,869
$110,001 and up$36,233
$67,920Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$67,920Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$25,272Average Net Price
$18,180Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,000Books and Supplies
$1,500Other Expenses
21.1%Students on Pell Grants
36.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

25.9%Acceptance Rate
680 to 730SAT Reading, Middle Half
690 to 770SAT Math, Middle Half
31 to 34ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$89,381
8 years after entry$104,976
10 years after entry$116,342
85.2%Graduation Rate
93.7%Retention Rate
$21,371Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Bethlehem, PALocation
Small citySetting
5,898Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$83,966 Small program - rough guide n=44$19,000 Small program - rough guide n=37
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Architecture$55,143 National median for this major n=3,112Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Astronomy and Astrophysics$41,014 National median for this major n=614Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$22,250 Small program - rough guide n=47
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$80,379 Small program - rough guide n=40$20,000 Small program - rough guide n=37
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemical Engineering$87,008 Small program - rough guide n=35$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=43
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$75,104 Small program - rough guide n=30$25,945 Small program - rough guide n=35
Classical and Ancient Studies$33,774 National median for this major n=168Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Cognitive Science$48,492 National median for this major n=2,112Not published
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$83,465 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Computer Science$95,778 Small program - rough guide n=90$22,750 n=123
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other$65,410 National median for this major n=199Not published
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering Physics$71,501 National median for this major n=458Not published
Engineering, Other$75,133 National median for this major n=687Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,044 National median for this major n=1,601Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,219 n=129$21,300 n=129
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Industrial Engineering$79,132 National median for this major n=4,420Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$66,225 Small program - rough guide n=33$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=40
Materials Engineering$75,940 National median for this major n=1,055Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$79,252 Small program - rough guide n=75$22,454 Small program - rough guide n=84
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807$23,077 Small program - rough guide n=40
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$19,585 Small program - rough guide n=58
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894$21,622 Small program - rough guide n=34
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Science, Technology and Society$47,447 National median for this major n=688Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Urban Studies/Affairs$46,328 National median for this major n=907Not published

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