Lehigh University is a private institution that was founded in 1865. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,047, its setting is city, and the campus size is 2,358 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Lehigh University's ranking in the 2020 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #50. Its tuition and fees are $55,240.Lehigh University is located in Bethlehem, Pa., 50 miles north of Philadelphia and 75 miles west of New York City. The Lehigh Mountain Hawks are members of the Patriot League, and compete in 25 NCAA Division I sports. Their biggest athletic rivalry is Lafayette College, located less than 20 miles away. A third of the student body is involved in fraternities and sororities. All freshmen are required to live on campus, and sophomores are also required to live on campus in a residence hall or Greek housing. Lehigh’s main campus is located on the wooded slope of South Mountain, and half of the campus is preserved as open space.Lehigh University has four colleges, with numerous undergraduate and graduate majors. Its well-regarded graduate programs include the College of Education and the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act originated at Lehigh, requiring colleges to reveal crimes on campus. Lehigh folklore says the school colors of brown and white originated when a woman wearing brown and white stockings passed by a group of men discussing school colors, and the rest is history. Notable alumni include Jesse W. Reno, the inventor of the escalator; and Howard McClintic and Charles Marshall, whose construction company helped build the Golden Gate Bridge, the George Washington Bridge, the Panama Canal and New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
Acceptance Rate：22% Average GPA：- SAT：1270-1450 ACT：29-33 Application Deadline：Jan. 1 School Website：https://www1.lehigh.edu School Nature：Private, Coed Year Founded：1865 School Type：national-universities Total Enrollment：6,849 Tuition and Fees：$55,240 (2019-20) In-state Tuition：- Room and board：$14,160 (2019-20) Academic Calendar：Semester Setting：City Religious Affiliation：None Endowment：$1.4 billion
