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Think you know all about Lehigh? Take an unusual look at the faces, places and unofficial history of one of America's great universities.

Did You Know?

  • There was no charge for tuition at Lehigh in 1890.
  • The Alumni Memorial Building was built to honor the 46 Lehigh alumni who died and the 1,921 who served in World War I.
  • 99 percent of Lehigh's 470 professors hold a doctorate or other terminal degree.
  • The first women were admitted to Lehigh in 1916 as graduate students.
  • Lehigh offers more than 2,000 courses and more than 70 undergraduate programs.
  • Lehigh comes from the Lenape word "lechauwaok," which refers to a place where something forks and likely refers to the split in the Delaware River in Easton, Pennsylvania.

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