Lehigh Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (Mid-Atlantic) · 5,500 undergrads · ~20 avg class size · 9:1 student-faculty · $64,980/yr sticker
private Tier 3
Median earnings (10yr)
$105K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
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Acceptance by round
same school, very different odds by round
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 Arts & Sciences
34.0%
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Career outcomes · 11 sources
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).
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.
About Lehigh
Mid-sized private with strong engineering, business, integrated business+engineering programs. Greek-heavy social scene.
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