እድገት አድካሚ ነበር, Lehigh ተለቅ እና የተሻለ እውቅና ተቋማት ጋር መወዳደር ነበር እንደ, እንደ Cornell እንደ, ቺካጎ, ጋር, እና ጆንስ ሆፕኪንስ.
Growth was arduous, as Lehigh had to compete with larger and better recognized institutions, such as Cornell, Chicago, WITH, and Johns Hopkins.