Overview

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics / Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics is located in Bethlehem, PA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Business Administration/Engineering (MBA/E)
Master of Science (MS)	Mechanical engineering
Master of Engineering (M Eng)	Mechanical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Mechanical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	17
Doctoral Degrees	20

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Required There are 4 tracks for the MS degree, thesis
Doctoral Degrees	Thesis Required General exam, proposal, dissertation
Other Advanced Degrees	There are 4 tracks for the MS degree, thesis

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

149

Applied

74

Accepted

9

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 15th	June 20th	No
Spring deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$108,000

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

117

Total Graduate Students

63%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.56%
Black or African American	1.71%
White or Caucasian	30%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0.85%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.85%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0.85%

Gender

Male (86%)

Female (13%)

Faculty

23

Total faculty

Full-time - 23

Part-time - 3

Male (21)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Sustainable Energy (marine, nuclear fusion, solar, wind),Engineering for health (biomedical flows and mechanical behavior of biological systems), Materials discovery and manufacturing innovation, Control systems and robotics, Bio-inspired engineering
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	6,093,120

Location & Contact

Address 356 Packard Lab
19 Memorial Drive, West
Bethlehem, PA  18015
United States

Contact Dr. D. Gary Harlow
Chairman
Email: dgh0@lehigh.edu
Phone: 610-758-4102
Fax: 610-758-6224

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