Minimum graduate stipend
$27,720/yr Official
Paid over 12 months · 2025-2026 · FY26, $2,310/mo
Official: published by the university · Source: Lehigh Provost: Minimum Stipend Rates · Verified 2026-09-27
University profile
Lehigh University
Cost of living in Bethlehem, PA
City-median rent is a city-level figure, not a near-campus price; university graduate housing lines are the university's own published rates. Each line is labeled with its own source.
- Rent, 1-bedroom (university graduate housing, single occupant) $950 to $1,060/mo Official Saucon Village efficiency $950; 1-bedroom $1,060. Sep 2026 to Aug 2027, per unit. Unfurnished; water, sewer, trash, internet and shuttle included; electricity extra. Source: Lehigh Finance & Administration: Housing and Meal Plan Rates · Verified 2026-09-29
- Rent, 1-bedroom (city median) $1,500/mo Estimated City median 1BR Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
- Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (university graduate housing, shared, per person) $443 to $605/mo Official Saucon Village per person if split: 3-bedroom $1,330 divided by 3 to 2-bedroom $1,210 divided by 2. Sep 2026 to Aug 2027. Rent is per unit and billed to one leaseholder; whether roommates may split it was not confirmed, so the per-person figures are derived. Unfurnished; water, sewer, trash, internet and shuttle included; electricity extra. Source: Lehigh Finance & Administration: Housing and Meal Plan Rates · Verified 2026-09-29
- Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (city median) $875/mo Estimated City median 2BR, split two ways Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
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- Public transit Free with student ID Official LANTA buses free with Lehigh ID; free campus transit system. Lehigh provides students, faculty and staff free rides on all LANTA buses. See also https://auxiliaryservices.lehigh.edu/more-transportation-options/lanta. Source: Lehigh Transportation & Parking Services: first-year letter (July 2026) · Verified 2026-09-28
- Parking $14 to $381/yr Official RA/GA/TA and fellows: Goodman/Sayre commuter $13.50; all-access $381. Jul 1 2026 to Jun 30 2027. A dedicated graduate-assistant permit schedule: Mountaintop/Goodman $129, Alumni/Farrington/Zoellner $258, Saucon Village residents $462. Source: Lehigh Auxiliary Services: RA/GA/TA and Fellows Parking · Verified 2026-09-28
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Master's tuition
Published tuition (before any aid). PhD students usually have tuition waived; their offer letter confirms. This is not part of the stipend-versus-cost-of-living comparison.
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PhD program profiles at Lehigh University
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