LEHIGH UNIVERSITY J-23

27 Memorial Dr. West
Bethlehem, PA 18015-3094
Tel: (610)758-3000
Admissions: (610)758-3100
Fax: (610)758-4361
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.lehigh.edu/

Description:

Independent, university, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1865. Setting: 1,600-acre suburban campus with easy access to Philadelphia. Endowment: $796.9 million. Research spending 2003-04: $38.2 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $20,859 per student. Total enrollment: 6,641. Faculty: 597 (432 full-time, 165 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 9:1. 9,847 applied, 38% were admitted. 68% from top 10% of their high school class, 95% from top quarter, 100% from top half. Full-time: 4,525 students, 41% women, 59% men. Part-time: 52 students, 33% women, 67% men. Students come from 52 states and territories, 43 other countries, 71% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 3% black, 6% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 1% 25 or older, 67% live on campus, 2% transferred in. Retention: 93% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; engineering/engineering technologies; social sciences and history. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at members of the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges, American University. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early decision, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, 1 recommendation, graded writing sample, SAT or ACT. Recommended: essay, interview. Entrance: most difficult. Application deadlines: 1/1, 11/15 for early decision plan 1, 1/15 for early decision plan 2. Notification: 4/1, 12/15 for early decision plan 1, 2/15 for early decision plan 2.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $60. Comprehensive fee: $37,570 includes full-time tuition ($29,140), mandatory fees ($200), and college room and board ($8230). College room only: $4700. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and student level. Part-time tuition: $1215 per credit.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 130 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 41% of eligible men and 43% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Senate, University Productions, Graduate Student Council, Residence Hall Association, Global Union. Major annual events: Greek Week/Sundaze, Lehigh/Lafayette Football Weekend, Student Organization and Cub Night. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 2,259 college housing spaces available; 2,151 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Option: coed housing available. E. W. Fairchild-Martindale Library plus 1 other with 1.2 million books, 1.7 million microform titles, 6,271 serials, 8,415 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 572 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Population: 70,000. Bethlehem is famous for the Moravian Community, the Bach Choir, the corporate headquarters of Bethlehem Steel and Lehigh University. The historic area of Bethlehem has many 18th century buildings still in use; others are being restored by active community groups. The town contains 6 colonial and Victorian museums. The Bach Festival is held annually in May in Packer Chapel on the Lehigh campus.