$105,584
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Lehigh University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with 5,898 undergraduates and 1,781 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $36,931 a year (tuition and fees $64,980). It admits 26% of applicants and 88% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $105,584 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,960 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$36,931
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$64,980
US median $11,837
Admission rate
26%
US median 78%
Completion rate
88%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,960
About $233 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$105,584
Rank 28 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $36,931
- Tuition and fees
- $64,980
- Cost of attendance
- $80,856
- Students with a need-based grant
- 18%
- Students with federal loans
- 37%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,917
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,140
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,722
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,184
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $48,751
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $46,230 in 2015-16 to $64,980 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 26%
- Average SAT
- 1,440
- SAT reading, middle
- 688
- SAT math, middle
- 720
- ACT, middle
- 32
- Undergraduates
- 5,898
- Graduate students
- 1,781
- Part-time students
- 1.4%
- Women
- 48%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 88%
- Retention rate
- 94%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 184
- Endowment
- $1.9B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 28 of 5,094 US colleges and 4 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $36,931 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $64,980 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 26% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 88% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 94% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,960 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $88,810 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $105,584 | $49,700 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 88% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 91% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
184 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 193 | $23,250 | $76,720 | $127,210 | $83,343 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 147 | $23,854 | $88,587 | $141,691 | $107,009 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | $24,950 | $75,479 | $96,618 | $92,135 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $21,160 | $40,942 | $74,939 | $50,706 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $20,534 | $55,236 | $98,320 | $69,303 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 58 | Withheld | $117,962 | $153,638 | $103,485 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $23,128 | $45,695 | $75,611 | $57,214 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $23,179 | $77,026 | $125,874 | $76,194 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $24,019 | $83,356 | $116,999 | $92,374 |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $23,240 | $81,796 | $113,630 | $77,981 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $27,000 | $73,545 | $91,856 | $86,517 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $27,000 | $82,435 | $101,720 | $98,158 |
| Industrial EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $23,834 | $81,142 | $121,498 | $98,442 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | $107,079 | $68,407 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 37 | $12,015 | $71,991 | $85,017 | $71,685 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $21,150 | $53,632 | $90,302 | $63,293 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $26,000 | $72,440 | $106,260 | $93,451 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $21,250 | $36,147 | $79,569 | $66,596 |
| Data AnalyticsMaster's | Master's | 31 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,808 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $24,625 | $82,209 | $116,214 | $109,015 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $22,754 | $79,119 | $108,503 | $100,647 |
| Mechanical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | $98,551 | Withheld | $115,974 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Bethlehem and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Pennsylvania
- Homes: Homes for sale in Pennsylvania
Questions and answers
How much does Lehigh University cost?
$36,931 a year is the average net price at Lehigh University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $64,980, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $80,856. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,917 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Lehigh University?
26% of applicants are admitted to Lehigh University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,440 and the middle ACT score is 32. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Lehigh University graduates earn?
$105,584 a year is the median pay of former Lehigh University students who work, 10 years after they started ($88,810 after 6 years). That ranks 28 of 5,094 US colleges and 4 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $117,962.
How much student debt do Lehigh University graduates have?
$21,960 is the median federal student loan debt of Lehigh University graduates, about $233 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 37% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Lehigh University?
88% of first-time, full-time students at Lehigh University finish within 6 years. 94% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Lehigh University?
Finance and Financial Management Services (193 bachelor's graduates), Computer Science (147 bachelor's graduates), Mechanical Engineering (72 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 184 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.