19/05/2021
COLLEGE CRUSH WEDNESDAY
Built on the powerful combination of business, engineering, and the humanities, Lehigh occupies a middle ground between techie havens such as Drexel and Rensselaer and liberal arts/engineering institutions such as Bucknell and Union. By graduation, students are primed for the global job market. Hillside campus means that students get plenty of exercise. A wrestling powerhouse.
From the College of Arts and Sciences to the College of Business and Economics, Lehigh University combines the academic resources of a large research university with the collegial atmosphere of a much smaller institution. Because much of Lehigh's reputation rests on its consistently strong engineering program, the school has invested millions of dollars to enhance critical academic programs such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, bioscience, and optoelectronics. The university has also announced plans to increase its undergraduate population by 1,000 students and hire 100 new faculty members by 2026. With its robust approach to experiential learning, students are well prepared for life after college. Says one engineering major, "Lehigh students have the know-how to jump right into the workforce and tackle any challenges that they may face."
Lehigh prides itself on offering innovative special programs. The Technical Entrepreneurship Capstone program brings engineering, business, and arts students together to design and make products for sponsoring companies. The IDEAS (Integrated Degree in Engineering, Arts, and Sciences) and Integrated Business and Engineering programs offer four-year honors curricula that allow students to blend two focus areas into a single course of study. The Mountaintop program gives roughly 175 students a chance to work in teams with faculty mentors on cutting-edge projects during the summer. Recent Mountaintop projects include Pop-Up Parklets, Health Care for All, and 3-D Concrete Printing. Co-ops allow students to spend eight months working for a major-related company—and getting paid to do so—while still graduating in four years. Twenty-seven percent of students participate in more than 250 study abroad options in more than 70 countries. Faculty-led programs during winter and summer breaks are available in about a dozen countries, including China, the Czech Republic, and Ghana.
Grand old oaks shade the buildings on Lehigh's 2,358-acre campus, which is tucked into the side of an eastern Pennsylvania mountain.
A computer science major describes his classmates as "hardworking and fun-loving. Work comes first, but students love to enjoy themselves." Twenty-four percent of Lehigh's students come from Pennsylvania, and many others hail from other Northeastern states; 9 percent come from 70 foreign countries.
~ Fiske guide - IvyEdge Platform