Private nonprofit · Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Lehigh University: cost, debt and earnings by major
37 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $25,272
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 85%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 26%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 5,898
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $21,371
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 1%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $14,290 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $13,708 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $19,587 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $20,869 |
| $110,000+ | $36,233 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (25)
- Computer Science$141,691
- Finance and Financial Management Services$127,210
- Accounting and Related Services$125,874
- Industrial Engineering$121,498
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$116,999
- Computer Engineering$116,214
- Business/Managerial Economics$113,630
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$108,503
- Business/Commerce, General$107,079
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$106,260
- Chemical Engineering$101,720
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$98,481
- Marketing$98,320
- Materials Engineering$97,904
- Mechanical Engineering$96,618
- Civil Engineering$91,856
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$91,697
- Political Science and Government$90,302
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$85,013 (1 yr)
- Journalism$81,935
- International Relations and National Security Studies$79,569
- Biology, General$75,611
- Psychology, General$74,939
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$72,978
- English Language and Literature, General$71,474
Master's programs (11)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$153,638
- Industrial Engineering$120,033
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$106,767
- Civil Engineering$92,139
- Engineering-Related Fields$86,268
- Educational Administration and Supervision$85,017
- Business/Commerce, General$77,816 (1 yr)
- Educational/Instructional Media Design$64,143 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$61,708
- Special Education and Teaching$61,308 (1 yr)
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$55,728