Located in Pennsylvania's vibrant Lehigh Valley, Lehigh University cultivates new knowledge and empowers pragmatic problem-solvers through collaborative research, faculty mentorship, and a supportive community. At Lehigh, a focus on real-world impact gives students the foundation to become leaders who create meaningful change in their communities and the world — an ethos that runs through every graduate program across the university.
The P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science is a vibrant center of innovation, academic excellence, and transformative research, built on more than 150 years of engineering leadership. Home to eight academic departments and approximately 600 graduate students evenly split between master's and doctoral programs, Rossin offers rigorous graduate education across both traditional disciplines — civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering — and cutting-edge emerging fields such as biomaterials, data science and machine learning, and smart infrastructure systems. Faculty are globally recognized for groundbreaking research addressing challenges in sustainable energy, resilient infrastructure, intelligent systems, and advanced manufacturing.
Graduate students at Rossin benefit from state-of-the-art labs, maker spaces, and deep partnerships with leading organizations including the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Defense, Meta, and Lockheed Martin. This ecosystem of industry collaboration and interdisciplinary inquiry equips students not only with technical mastery but with the critical thinking, problem-solving, and leadership capabilities needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving world. With a well-connected alumni network and a collaborative, diverse campus culture, Rossin graduates leave as Future Makers — professionals prepared to make a lasting impact on a global scale.