by our College Data Analytics TeamIs Lehigh really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at Lehigh. We reviewed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual ran the numbers to find out how diverse the average college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Lehigh total enrollment is approximately 6,983 students. 5,803 are undergraduates and 1,180 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Lehigh undergraduate population is made up of 47.5% women, and 52.5% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Lehigh Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 3,406 | 58.8% |
| Hispanic | 646 | 11.1% |
| Asian | 626 | 10.8% |
| International | 437 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 294 | 5.1% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 250 | 4.3% |
| Unknown | 135 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 46.0% of full-time grad students are women, and 54.0% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Lehigh Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| International | 579 | 49.1% |
| White | 446 | 37.8% |
| Hispanic | 55 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 42 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 2.9% |
| Unknown | 17 | 1.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 7 | 0.6% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 3,852 | 55.2% |
| International | 1,016 | 14.6% |
| Hispanic | 701 | 10.0% |
| Asian | 668 | 9.6% |
| Black or African American | 328 | 4.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 257 | 3.7% |
| Unknown | 152 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0% |
Lehigh University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 58.4% |
| Asian | 16.3% |
| Unknown | 10.8% |
| International | 6.8% |
| Hispanic | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 2.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1.0% |
This school is more popular with men than with women.
There are approximately 3,302 female students and 3,681 male students at Lehigh.
Lehigh University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
The undergraduate student body is split among 41 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 372 | 26.5% |
| New Jersey | 282 | 20.1% |
| New York | 238 | 16.9% |
| Connecticut | 89 | 6.3% |
| Massachusetts | 79 | 5.6% |
Lehigh enrolls about 14.5% international (nonresident) students, enhancing the multicultural environment of the campus.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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