Lehigh ranked among the nation's top research universities

Lehigh has again been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation’s outstanding research universities.

In its just-released 2016 “Guide to America’s Best Colleges,” the news magazine ranks Lehigh 47^th among 280 institutions across the United States (173 public, 100 private and seven for-profit) that offer undergraduate majors as well as master’s and doctoral degrees.

Among national universities, Lehigh is rated 36th in the nation in the “best value” category, and was ranked 46^th by high school guidance counselors. Lehigh is also ranked 38th in the 2016 Best Colleges for Veterans among the national universities.

The U.S. News overall ranking takes into account a number of factors that include graduation and retention rates, class size, SAT scores, selectivity, academic reputation and alumni giving.

Among the best undergraduate engineering programs whose highest degree is a Ph.D., Lehigh’s P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science ranked 41st in the country, based on a survey of peers.

Lehigh’s undergraduate program in the College of Business and Economics was ranked 93rd, based on peer assessment.

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