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Computer science at Lehigh

Lehigh graduates about 195 computer science majors a year, 16% of its graduating class. That puts it 29th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 108 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 97% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $136,000 four years out, 1.31× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

91/100Standout#29 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year19516% of the class
Courses in the catalog108more than 97% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$136,0001.31× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate29%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1490whole school

Around Lehigh

Fritz Lab, Lehigh University's home of Civil Engineering, with the public art sc
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Lehigh University Williams Hall (1904)
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Bethlehem, PA, USA
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Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: E.W. Fairchild-Martindale Library and Computing Center, Business Innovation Building, Fritz Engineering Laboratory, Health, Science, and Technology Building (HST).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 13 · Dorm 7 · Library 2 · Chapel 1 · Athletics 1 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. University of California, Berkeley 92
  2. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 92
  3. Case Western Reserve University 92
  4. Boston College 91
  5. University of Rochester 91
  6. California Institute of Technology 91
  7. University of Maryland, College Park 90
  8. University of Southern California 90

Other strong majors at Lehigh

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Lehigh with every school we score in computer science. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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