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Mechanical engineering at Lehigh

Lehigh graduates about 72 mechanical engineering majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 9th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 85 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 93% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $97,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#9 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year726% of the class
Courses in the catalog85more than 93% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$97,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma 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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Bethlehem, PA, USA
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Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: 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 mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Cornell University 92
  2. Rice University 92
  3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 90
  4. Tufts University 89
  5. Johns Hopkins University 88
  6. Purdue University–Main Campus 87
  7. The University of Texas–Austin 87
  8. Columbia University 87

Other strong majors at Lehigh

How the score works

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