Lehigh's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Lehigh University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Lehigh University students is 87.3%. Female students graduated at a rate of 90.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 84.9%.

87.3%

asian 89.7% 96 students
African American 74.4% 29 students
white 87.3% 688 students
unknown 92.7% 38 students
hispanic 86.1% 99 students
International Students 87.9% 102 students
Mixed Race 89.4% 42 students

Drop Out

Lehigh University has an overall drop-out rate of 12.4% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 14.9% and 9.2% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

12.4%

asian 10.3% 11 students
African American 25.6% 10 students
white 12.6% 99 students
unknown 7.3% 3 students
hispanic 13.0% 15 students
International Students 11.2% 13 students
Mixed Race 10.6% 5 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.2%

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Finance and Financial Management Services	$71,409	$74,142	$96,587
Computer Science	$80,252	$78,552	$94,991
Business/Managerial Economics	$61,418	$73,446	$87,192
Industrial Engineering	$72,069	$75,623	$86,603
Chemical Engineering	$67,293	$74,200	$86,360
Accounting and Related Services	$71,520	$70,324	$83,095
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$70,490	$71,351	$82,322
Mechanical Engineering	$68,497	$69,710	$80,502
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$74,161	$72,168	$80,396
Marketing	$56,022	$55,151	$75,794
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$59,794	$60,771	$74,916
Civil Engineering	$67,220	$67,660	$71,072
Psychology, General	NA	$42,682	$52,508
Journalism	NA	$33,993	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$61,798	$67,660	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	NA	$71,015	NA
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	NA	$81,812	NA
Business/Commerce, General	$63,311	NA	NA
Political Science and Government	NA	$46,790	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	NA	$42,123	NA
Materials Engineering	NA	$74,200	NA
Computer Engineering	$72,247	$72,231	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$61,020	NA
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	NA	$54,661	NA
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	NA	$23,113	NA
Biology, General	$37,096	$38,289	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$25,194	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Mechanical Engineering	$78,434	$81,491	$93,797
Educational Administration and Supervision	$64,444	$72,325	$80,631
Civil Engineering	$69,946	$70,176	$75,811
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$50,817	$48,823	$53,503
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$37,506	$40,467	$42,495
International and Comparative Education	NA	$46,478	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$48,960	$53,608	NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$122,676	$96,183	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$72,095	$86,867	NA
Business/Commerce, General	$62,087	NA	NA
Political Science and Government	NA	$30,409	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$52,107	NA
Applied Mathematics	NA	$67,164	NA
Engineering-Related Fields	$60,920	NA	NA
Industrial Engineering	$78,843	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$57,318	$65,596

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