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Lehigh tuition and net price
Lehigh University · Bethlehem, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 5,898 undergraduates
Grants cut the bill sharply. The average student receiving aid paid $25,272, under half of the $84,497 cost of attendance. Tuition and fees for 2025-26 come to $67,920, well above the $35,915 median for private four-year colleges. Lehigh charges $23,030 more in tuition than it did in 2014-15 ($44,890 then, $67,920 now).
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Tuition and fees since 2014-15
Show the numbers by year
| Academic year | Tuition and fees |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | $67,920 |
| 2023-24 | $62,180 |
| 2022-23 | $59,930 |
| 2021-22 | $57,470 |
| 2020-21 | $55,260 |
| 2019-20 | $55,240 |
| 2018-19 | $52,930 |
| 2017-18 | $50,740 |
| 2016-17 | $48,320 |
| 2015-16 | $46,230 |
| 2014-15 | $44,890 |
Cost of attendance and aid
- Tuition and fees (2025-26)
- $67,920
- Room and board on campus
- $18,180
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Full cost of attendance
- $84,497 a year (most recent year reported)
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 21%
- Undergraduates with a federal loan
- 36%
- Median federal debt at graduation
- $21,371
Colleges similar to Lehigh
The six private nonprofit four-year colleges closest to Lehigh in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.
| College | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC | 22% | $28,165 | $104,443 |
| Trinity University San Antonio, TX | 26% | $22,962 | $79,620 |
| Villanova Villanova, PA | 27% | $41,536 | $115,382 |
| Smith College Northampton, MA | 21% | $25,519 | $69,936 |
| Mississippi Christian University Clinton, MS | 29% | $21,034 | $54,122 |
| Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | 16% | $23,014 | $86,811 |
Tuition and fees for 2025-26, cost of attendance and net price come from the College Scorecard; earlier tuition years come from IPEDS via the Urban Institute. Net price is what first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, and it lags the tuition year. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · Lehigh on College Scorecard