Lehigh University

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

Lehigh University is a private research university in Bethlehem, PA (city setting), with 5,811 undergraduates (48% women). It admitted 29% of 18,415 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1350–1490 on the SAT and 31–33 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $81,150 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $33,289 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 89% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering, computer & information sciences. The campus reported 0.52 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.