Side-by-Side Comparison of Lehigh University

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	United States Air Force Academy	United States Naval Academy	Babson College	Northeastern University	Stevens Institute of Technology	Lehigh University
Overview
Location	USAF Academy, Colorado	Annapolis, Maryland	Wellesley, Massachusetts	Boston, Massachusetts	Hoboken, New Jersey	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Campus setting	Town: Fringe	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	93.0%	98.0%	94.0%	97.0%	93.0%	94.0%
Common app member	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	12.4%	8.4%	25.4%	18.4%	52.7%	46.0%
Application fees			Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $100	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $75	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $60	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $75
SAT range	1208 - 1490	1200 - 1420	1330 - 1480	1430 - 1550	1370 - 1510	1325 - 1490
ACT range	29 - 34	26 - 32	30 - 33	33 - 35	31 - 34	30 - 34
Students submitting SAT score	35.0%	69.0%	34.0%	28.0%	38.0%	36.0%
Students submitting ACT score	21.0%	48.0%	14.0%	14.0%	11.0%	18.0%
Total number of applicants	11,687	16,265	7,104	75,244	11,320	14,107
Total number of admissions given out	1,453	1,374	1,801	13,829	5,965	6,485
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,091	1,183	650	4,504	1,091	1,519
Yield rate	75.1%	86.1%	36.1%	32.6%	18.3%	23.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
High school transcript	Required	Required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Not required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price			$76,360	$78,202	$75,770	$74,865
Average net price			$29,105	$38,927	$40,828	$31,539
Tuition			$54,944	$56,500	$54,780	$56,980
Room & board			Room/dormitory: $11,910 Meal plan: $6,324	Room/dormitory: $9,900 Meal plan: $7,910	Room/dormitory: $9,400 Meal plan: $7,200	Room/dormitory: $9,030 Meal plan: $6,300
Available payment plans			Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)			50.0% Average amount $42,890	80.0% Average amount $36,308	98.0% Average amount $32,015	54.0% Average amount $39,972
Students receiving federal student loan			30.0% Average amount $3,892	44.0% Average amount $5,154	53.0% Average amount $5,154	41.0% Average amount $4,954
Students taking out private loans			8.0% Average amount $24,863	5.0% Average amount $28,495	13.0% Average amount $24,116	19.0% Average amount $12,089
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	4,181 Men 71.4% Women 28.6%	4,528 Men 71.3% Women 28.7%	2,576 Men 56.9% Women 43.1%	15,747 Men 45.9% Women 54.1%	4,064 Men 69.9% Women 30.1%	5,451 Men 54.0% Women 46.0%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A	1,108 Men 58.1% Women 41.9%	12,420 Men 52.1% Women 47.9%	4,223 Men 73.0% Women 27.0%	1,812 Men 53.1% Women 46.9%
Racial/ethnic diversity	N/A	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	92.6%	N/A	N/A	36.3%	N/A
International students	N/A	1.3%	30.8%	34.0%	30.8%	13.6%
Campus local/setting	Town: Fringe	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	4,200	4,667	1,988	10,481	1,351	2,856
First year students are required to live on campus?	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	California Texas Maryland Virginia Florida	N/A	New York New Jersey Connecticut California Texas	New Jersey New York Pennsylvania California Connecticut	N/A
Academics
Popular study areas	Business Engineering Social Sciences Biological and Biomedical Sciences Multidisciplinary Studies	Engineering Social Sciences Military Technologies Physical Science English Language and Literature	Business Mathematics and Statistics	Engineering Computer and Information Science Health Professions Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Engineering Business Computer and Information Science Mathematics and Statistics Engineering Technologies	Engineering Business Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences Mathematics and Statistics
Students to faculty ratio	8:1	8:1	16:1	15:1	12:1	10:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	N/A	New England Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Outcome
Graduation rate	86.1%	91.3%	93.7%	90.6%	87.3%	87.3%
Dropout rate	13.9%	8.7%	6.1%	5.1%	12.4%	12.4%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.8%	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	N/A	N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $114,003 Year 2: $103,078 Year 3: $118,620 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,039 Year 2: $61,600 Year 3: $76,406 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $65,923 Year 2: $67,101 Year 3: N/A	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $77,157 Year 2: $102,123 Year 3: $124,358 Taxation (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $103,863 Year 2: $100,518 Year 3: $122,957 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $113,631 Year 2: $110,878 Year 3: $121,357 Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $105,065 Year 2: $101,072 Year 3: $110,392 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $95,288 Year 2: $89,413 Year 3: $108,000 Information Science/Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $86,867 Year 3: $104,196 Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $100,801 Year 2: $89,415 Year 3: $103,529 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $98,777 Year 2: $86,867 Year 3: $102,904 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $88,529 Year 2: $89,564 Year 3: $99,566 Biotechnology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $79,825 Year 2: $80,556 Year 3: $98,428	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $94,386 Year 2: $125,611 Year 3: $130,651 Systems Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $90,973 Year 2: $95,295 Year 3: $108,102 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $83,827 Year 2: $83,177 Year 3: $102,092 Engineering-Related Fields (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,084 Year 2: $74,953 Year 3: $88,104 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,943 Year 2: $77,213 Year 3: $87,433 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,349 Year 2: $73,635 Year 3: $86,958 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,389 Year 2: $77,213 Year 3: $86,264 Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $76,293 Year 2: $72,689 Year 3: $84,204 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,771 Year 2: $74,702 Year 3: $81,434 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,800 Year 2: $68,499 Year 3: $81,346	Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,409 Year 2: $74,142 Year 3: $96,587 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $80,252 Year 2: $78,552 Year 3: $94,991 Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,434 Year 2: $81,491 Year 3: $93,797 Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,418 Year 2: $73,446 Year 3: $87,192 Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,069 Year 2: $75,623 Year 3: $86,603 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,293 Year 2: $74,200 Year 3: $86,360 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,520 Year 2: $70,324 Year 3: $83,095 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,490 Year 2: $71,351 Year 3: $82,322 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,444 Year 2: $72,325 Year 3: $80,631 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,497 Year 2: $69,710 Year 3: $80,502

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