Engineering Mechanics Degree Overview
Lehigh鈥檚 undergraduate major in engineering mechanics offers students a comprehensive education grounded in the fundamentals of the discipline while incorporating invaluable hands-on experience opportunities. Professors renowned for their research offer world-class instruction and access to research internships, co-op experiences and independent study projects. The program prepares students for satisfying and productive careers in a wide variety of fields.
Mechanical engineering students gain knowledge in areas such as solid and fluid mechanics, engineering materials, product design and manufacturing, thermodynamics and control systems. The manufacturing course required of all juniors exemplifies the department鈥檚 hands-on approach to education. Using sophisticated engineering tools, teams of Lehigh students collaborate each year with local middle-school students to design, simulate, fabricate and produce a new manufactured product, like a plastic matchbox car or a new way to package toys. They use the department鈥檚 CAD software, rapid prototyping facilities, computer numerical control milling and injection-molding machines. The course culminates with an annual expo in which the students compete and are judged on product design and effectiveness.
Career Opportunities
Lehigh鈥檚 engineering mechanics alumni go on to design, create and operate various types of machinery. They manage systems for energy conversion, material transport and the control of motions and forces.
Mechanical engineering is one of the broadest engineering fields, with professionals working in industries as diverse as aerospace, transportation, bioengineering, communications, electronics, computers, energy, environment, machinery and manufacturing.
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September 2025
P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
19 Memorial Drive West,
BETHLEHEM,
Pennsylvania,
18015, United States
Applicants must be completing or have completed the equivalent of 12 years of education (primary and secondary) or the program of study that leaves them eligible for admission to university-level study in the educational system in which they are enrolled. For example, students who are completing or who have only completed O level or GCSE/IGCSE study are not eligible to apply and should do so when they are completing the final year of A level study, or the equivalent.
English Proficiency Requirement
Lehigh requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Results from an English proficiency assessment must be submitted unless the applicant鈥檚 first language is English, or the last two full years (not including current year of study) of completed formal instruction have been in English. The TOEFL and IELTS are preferred, however TOEFL IBT Home Edition, and Duolingo English Test will be considered if those exams are not available to the student. Scores must be submitted directly from the testing/assessment agency and the most competitive candidates score above a 90 on the TOEFL, 7.0 on the IELTS or 110 on Duolingo. SAT, SAT Subject Test, and ACT results cannot be used to meet the English proficiency requirement.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
86% of grads & 95.4% of undergrads of 2022 were employed, in continuing education or pursuing military or volunteer service 6 months after graduation.
