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Psychology at Lehigh

Lehigh graduates about 63 psychology majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 65th of 694 schools we score for psychology, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 107 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 97% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $75,000 four years out, 1.48× what the same major pays nationally.

81/100Standout#65 of 694 for psychology →
Graduates a year635% of the class
Courses in the catalog107more than 97% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$75,0001.48× the same major nationally
Research in the field$405Ka year, NSF
Admit rate29%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1490whole school

Around Lehigh

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

Buildings on campus that fit the field: 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 psychology ranking

  1. University of California, Santa Barbara 81
  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison 81
  3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 81
  4. University of Washington 81
  5. Stony Brook University–SUNY 80
  6. New York University 80
  7. University of California, Berkeley 80
  8. University of Maryland Baltimore County 80

Other strong majors at Lehigh

How the score works

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