Founded in 1865
Students 7692 (Undergraduates 5911, Graduates 1781)
Student-to-Faculty Ratio 10:1
Located in Pennsylvania's beautiful Lehigh Valley, Lehigh is one of the nation's most distinguished private research universities. Through academic rigor, an entrepreneurial mindset and collaborative opportunities we challenge our students to become the leaders of the future.
Lehigh & Our Community
From its inception, the university has been deeply intertwined with the economic and social fabric of South Bethlehem, growing alongside the community and serving as a catalyst for progress. Today, Lehigh continues that mission, driving economic growth, fostering community partnerships and educating future makers in the community and beyond.
Vision
The way forward is not yet defined. The future is ours for the making.
This mindset has inspired Lehigh University—and driven our excellence—from the very beginning.
We are a community of Future Makers–people who are inspired to think deeply and create grounded, pragmatic solutions through our research and scholarship. We are located in a historical global epicenter for innovation, and we carry that energy forward in our work today.
Together, we must meet the needs of a dynamic world by prioritizing innovative, student-centric and interdisciplinary approaches to education and research. We seek to understand the intersection of technology and human work and embrace disruption to build a better future. We must search for knowledge to identify, understand and solve real-world problems, which will, in turn, redefine the impact and place of higher education in our world.
Our students, faculty, staff and alumni are the people who will help to make the future. Our strategic plan, Inspiring the Future Makers, builds on the investments and work of the past decade, which expanded our reach, made clear our commitment to support a diverse, equitable and inclusive community, and established a flourishing new College of Health.
Taking pride in Lehigh's strengths in interdisciplinary education and research and a strong sense of community, our plan articulates a shared vision for new directions and bold possibilities. It will continuously evolve through implementation to be responsive to our changing world. Developed with the input and support of our community, it presents our aspirations and goals—goals designed to help Lehigh lead in what we do best.
The way forward is not yet defined.
The future is ours for the making.
Joseph J. Helble ’82
President of Lehigh University