Lehigh earned 99 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 5 in the top 1%, 37 in the top 5%, 28 in the top 10% and 29 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 101 in Highest Paid Graduates for Neurobiology & Neurosciences, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 99 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 5 / 37
Highest placement: #1 of 101, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 16
Placements this edition: 303
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Lehigh University Earned?
Lehigh University holds 99 ranking badges across 16 fields of study, 42 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. This page reflects the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Read about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
5
Top 5%
37
Top 10%
28
Top 15%
29
Total
99
What Is Lehigh University Known For?
Lehigh University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 15 of its 83 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Neurobiology & Neurosciences, Interdisciplinary Studies and Geological & Earth Sciences.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Lehigh University earned 16 badges across 12 sports, 5 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #24 of 933 in Basketball.
How Does Lehigh University Rank for Online Students?
Lehigh University earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #7 of 16 in Most Popular Online for Biochemistry & Biophysics (top 44%).
How Does Lehigh University Rank for Veterans?
Lehigh University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,468 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 50%).
The rankings above are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Lehigh University appears in 303 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team