Founded in 1865, Lehigh University is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 85 miles west of New York City and 70 miles north of Philadelphia. The university consists of four colleges—business, education, engineering, and health—on three contiguous campuses totaling 1,600 acres, with significant reserved land for long-term expansion. Lehigh is private, co-educational, and non-denominational, serving approximately 5,200 undergraduates and 1,800 graduate students from all over the U.S. and around the world.
Lehigh’s P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science enjoys a rich heritage and reputation for academic excellence, and is considered one of the most prestigious engineering schools in the nation. With a long track record of ingenuity and success, Lehigh engineers make things happen: pioneers of discovery whose entrepreneurial spirit gives rise to ideas and innovations that transform our country and our world.
Our faculty share a passionate commitment to teaching, mentoring, and creating groundbreaking educational and research programs; combined with our state-of-the-art learning and research facilities, this forms the basis of a unique and dynamic academic environment. A Lehigh engineering education is as challenging and as innovative as it gets, with a sharp focus on the fundamentals combined with hands-on projects, in-depth research experience, and the practical application of knowledge in a number of contexts. The Rossin College’s interdisciplinary approach to undergraduate and graduate research and education fuels this dynamic environment in countless ways.
At Lehigh today, engineering students are campus leaders in nearly every aspect of student life, ready to succeed generations of Lehigh engineers who have earned renown for their contributions to engineering as well as associated fields such as business, law, medicine and education. Learn more at engineering.lehigh.edu.