Lehigh University Teaching Programs

Lehigh University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The city atmosphere of Bethlehem makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is Lehigh University?

Contact details for Lehigh are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	27 Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone:	610-758-3000
Website:	www.lehigh.edu

How Do I Get Into Lehigh?

You can apply to Lehigh online at: www1.lehigh.edu/admissions/undergrad/apply

Admission Requirements for Lehigh

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Lehigh?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Lehigh. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 37%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 35%, and the acceptance rate for women is 39%.

Average Test Scores

About 37% of students accepted to Lehigh submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 660 and 720. Math scores were between 680 and 770.

Lehigh received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 30 and 35. Math scores were between 28 and 0. Composite scores were between 30 and 33.

Can I Afford Lehigh University?

The overall average net price of Lehigh is $51,063. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Lehigh, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $10,074 a year. That adds up to $40,296 over four years for those students.

Lehigh University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,451 undergraduate students at Lehigh, with 5,375 being full-time and 76 being part-time.

There are also 1,812 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,375 full-time undergraduates at Lehigh, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lehigh University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	490
Black or African American	259
Hispanic or Latino	553
White	3,278
International Students	439
Other Races/Ethnicities	356

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Lehigh University. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 89 countries are represented at Lehigh. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Iran.

Online Learning at Lehigh University

In 2022-2023, 820 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Lehigh has changed over the last few years.

Lehigh University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	43	8	51
Educational/Instructional Technology	19	18	1	38
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	13	24	0	37
Other Education	0	21	0	21
General Special Education	0	16	4	20
Secondary Education	0	13	0	13
Elementary Education	0	8	0	8
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	3	0	0	3
International & Comparative Education	0	0	1	1
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	35	143	14	192

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By IR393DEME under License

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