Bethlehem, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Lehigh University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 7,692, made up of 5,911 undergraduates and 1,781 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Lehigh University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 124 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Finance, Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering. It awarded 2,078 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
94% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
7,692
Students enrolled
94%
First-year retention
2,078
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
124
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 124
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
94%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,448
Master's degrees
482
Doctoral degrees (research)
107
Certificates under 1 year
7
Postbaccalaureate certificates
34
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
7,692
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,911
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,781
Full-time, fall 2024
89%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,260
Undergraduates, 2024-25
6,147
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,113
Full-time, 2024-25
87%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
49%
Men
51%
White
57%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
13%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
22%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Patriot League
President
Joseph J. Helble
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit