Office of International Students and Scholars
Annual Report Fall 2021

Introduction
This report is a statistical resource about Lehigh’s
international population. This includes degree-seeking andnon-degree-seeking nonimmigrant visa holders; international
scholars serving as researchers, faculty members and shortterm lecturers; and their dependents.

Our International Community

530

We advise and support the university’s
international community of students and scholars.

―We work with relevant government agencies onmatters relating to our international community.

Lehigh University’s total international community includes
1,217 students and scholars, and their families.

graduatestudents

THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONALSTUDENTS AND SCHOLARS―

206

We strive to educate and collaborate withuniversity colleagues.

students on postcompletion OPT*―
We advocate on behalf of our population regarding
immigration, cross-cultural and personal matters.

27
scholars454
undergraduate
students* OPT, or Optional Practical Training, lets students work intheir field of study in the U.S. for one to three years after
graduation.

―We contribute to intercultural awareness througheducational, social and cross-cultural programs.

International Students: An Overview

Lehigh is home to 984
international students from
81 countries.

The top countries of origin
are China, India, South Korea,
Iran and Vietnam.

Most students are F-1 visas,with smaller numbers on J-1
and other visa types.

International Enrollment by College
2.3%

16.2%

GRADUATE

25.6%

College of Arts
and Sciences

Intercollegiate

UNDERGRADUATE

College ofBusiness

15.3%
College ofBusinessCollege ofEducation

P.C. Rossin Collegeof Engineering andApplied Science

College of Health38.1%
College of Artsand Sciences

Top Programs of StudyGRADUATEUNDERGRADUATE

Mechanical Engineering: 60
Computer Science (RCEAS): 52
Industrial and Systems Engineering: 39
Chemical Engineering: 38
Electrical Engineering: 31

P.C. Rossin Collegeof Engineering andApplied Science

0.4%

8.5%

57.7%

22.9%

Computer Science and Business: 31Finance: 29
Computer Science (RCEAS): 25
Chemical Engineering: 18
Business Information Systems: 18

12.9%
Intercollegiate
and other programs

96%
of international students in
the Class of 2020 who replied
to the First Destination Survey
are employed or continuing
their education.

International Enrollment Trends

710

640

589

525

530
Graduate students
Undergraduate students

434

452

470

465

454

20172018

2019

2020

2021

Students’ Countries of Origin
CountryUG

G

Total

Country

UG

G

Total

Afghanistan

044

Mauritius

101

Argentina

303

Mexico426Australia

022

Mongolia

101

Azerbaijan

011

Montenegro

202

Bangladesh

2810

Morocco112

Barbados

101

Nepal

369

Belgium

101

Netherlands

426

Botswana

101

New Zealand

101

Brazil

8614

Nigeria

3710

Canada6410

Pakistan

448China

272

301

573

Palestine

101

Colombia

268Peru

516Costa Rica

213Philippines

112

Dominican Republic

101

Poland011

Egypt

134

Portugal112

El Salvador

202

Romania112

Ethiopia

437Russia

123

Germany

011Rwanda

202Ghana

549

Saudi Arabia

11213Greece

325

Senegal101

Guatemala

909

Singapore

112

Guyana101

Slovakia

011

Honduras101

Slovenia

01

1

Hong Kong

112

South Africa

101India

125163

South Sudan

10

1

Indonesia

213Spain617

Iran02020

Sri Lanka

112Iraq

033

Switzerland

101Italy

112Taiwan

369Jamaica

022

Thailand

505Japan

112

Tunisia

011Jordan

4610Turkey

11213

Kazakhstan

314Uganda

101Kenya

314

Ukraine404

Korea (South)

121022United Kingdom

134

Kuwait033Uzbekistan

044

Kyrgyzstan

101

Vietnam

15217

Lebanon022

West Bank

202

Macau

101

Yemen

0

1

1

Macedonia

101

Zimbabwe

336

Malaysia

303

The Economic Impact of International Students
In addition to the immeasurable academic and cultural value that international students add to colleges anduniversities in the United States, they make an important economic impact. According to data from NAFSA:
Association of International Educators, for every eight international students, three U.S. jobs are created andsupported by spending in the higher education, accommodation, dining, retail, transportation, telecommunications
and health insurance sectors.

NATIONALLY

IN PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY

1 million

42,477

1,796

international students contributeinternational students contributeinternational students contribute$28.4 billion$1.5 billion$72.6 million

to the economy and support

to the economy and support

to the economy and support

306,000 jobs

18,750 jobs

833 jobs

International Scholars
Lehigh is currently hosting 27 international scholars from 15 countries. They are working on campus as visiting
researchers and scientists, professors and student interns.

Scholars’ Fields of Specialization
Biology and Biological Sciences
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Entrepreneurship Education
Environmental Science
Industrial Engineering

Materials Science
Mathematics
Philosophy
Physics
Psychology
Mechanical Engineering

Scholars’ Countries of Origin
ArgentinaBrazil
China
Colombia
Germany
India
IsraelItaly

Office of International Students and Scholars
32 Sayre Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18015(610) 758-4977 | intnl@lehigh.edu
global.lehigh.edu/oiss

Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Spain
TaiwanTimor-Leste
TurkeyUnited Kingdom