Lehigh CDS VERIFIED

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (Mid-Atlantic) · 5,500 undergrads · ~20 avg class size · 9:1 student-faculty · $64,980/yr sticker

private Tier 3

Mid-sized private with strong engineering, business, integrated business+engineering programs. Greek-heavy social scene.

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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.

Acceptance rate

25.9%

most recent reported cycle

By application round

Early Decision52.1%

Early Decision II37.9%

Regular Decision29.0%

By college within the university

Integrated Business & Engineering (IBE)

Lehigh's combined-degree programs are among most selective

10.0%

Computer Science & Business (CSB)

12.0%

P.C. Rossin College of Engineering & Applied Science

32.0%

College of Business

32.0%

College of Arts & Sciences

34.0%

GPA range

3.8–4.1

middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)

SAT mid-50%

1380–1480

middle 50% admitted SAT score

ACT mid-50%

31–34

middle 50% admitted ACT score

Median earnings (10-yr)

$105K

Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined

≈ 3.1 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance

Career outcomes · 11 sources

$88K

Entry

$105K

10-year

$116K

Mid-career

Median graduate earnings · 3.1 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $1208K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 11 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).

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Where this leads

Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.

Strong pipeline into Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan equity research roles; Philly proximity helps.
Materials science and metallurgy grads land premium roles at Steel Dynamics, Arcelor Mittal.
Mid-tier investment banking pipeline; better for analyst roles than associate-level recruiting.
Lehigh engineering feeds regularly into Lockheed Martin, Raytheon defense contracts near DC.
Supply chain and operations roles at Amazon, UPS regional hubs within 2 hours.

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