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Economics at Lehigh

Lehigh graduates about 47 economics majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 49th of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 85 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 97% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $114,000 four years out, 1.46× what the same major pays nationally.

87/100Standout#49 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year474% of the class
Courses in the catalog85more than 97% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$114,0001.46× the same major nationally
Research in the field$582Ka year, NSF
Admit rate29%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1490whole school

Around Lehigh

Lehigh University Williams Hall (1904)
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Coppe Hall, Home of Lehigh Universtiy's Newspaper, the Brown and White, and the
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Where economics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Business Innovation Building, Rauch Business Center.

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 economics ranking

  1. Colgate University 87
  2. Wesleyan University 87
  3. Southern Methodist University 87
  4. Wake Forest University 87
  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison 86
  6. University of Southern California 86
  7. United States Naval Academy 86
  8. Connecticut College 86

Other strong majors at Lehigh

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Lehigh with every school we score in economics. 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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