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Yes — Lehigh University hosts Army ROTC on campus through Mountain Hawk Battalion. Students from 10 partner schools also join it cross-town.
Mountain Hawk Battalion · Mountain Hawk
Army ROTC at Lehigh University trains cadets for the U.S. Army in Pennsylvania.
About this program
Mountain Hawk Battalion is Lehigh University's officer-accessions program for the U.S. Army.
Mountain Hawk Battalion runs as a consortium for cadets from Lafayette College, Moravian University, DeSales University, and Muhlenberg College as well as Lehigh University. Cross-town students typically retain their primary residency and academics at the home campus and route only military-side coursework through the host.
Cadets compete for the AROTC 4-Year National Scholarship as high-school seniors and the 3-Year Advanced board on contract. Minuteman seats route Reserve and National Guard contracts, and Green-to-Gold opens the door for prior-enlisted soldiers transitioning to officer. Lehigh University cadets pursue degrees across a wide spectrum, with biology and pre-health programs and business and political science drawing strong cohorts.
Scholarships at this unit
Scholarship route obligating service in the Army Reserve or National Guard rather than active duty.
Service obligation: 8 years
Active-duty enlisted soldiers transition to officer via ROTC with several scholarship options (2-year, 3-year, 4-year).
Service obligation: 8 years
On-campus scholarship awarded to enrolled cadets at the start of their MS-II year.
Service obligation: 6 years
Covers full tuition and fees OR room and board (your choice), plus a $420/month stipend (10 months/yr) and $1,200/yr book allowance. Merit-based board score with PT assessment and SAT/ACT. Application opened June 14, 2026; final deadline to start an application is March 4, 2027. Three selection boards (Oct, Jan, Mar). 8-year total service obligation; you can exit after freshman year with no obligation.
Service obligation: 8 years
Cross-town and partner schools
Students at these schools can join Mountain Hawk Battalion. They travel to Lehigh University for training.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at Lehigh University.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at Lehigh University.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at Lehigh University.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at Lehigh University.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at Lehigh University.
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Unit email
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Phone: 610-758-3272
Official site: https://www.lehigh.edu/rotc
Location: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Army ROTC FAQ
Does Lehigh University have Army ROTC?
Yes — Lehigh University hosts Army ROTC on campus through Mountain Hawk Battalion. Students from 10 partner schools also join it cross-town.
Is Mountain Hawk Battalion a host unit or cross-town?
Mountain Hawk Battalion is the host unit, based at Lehigh University. Students at 10 partner schools join it cross-town and train at Lehigh University.
Where is Mountain Hawk Battalion located?
Mountain Hawk Battalion is hosted at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The battalion's training events, classes, and PT all run on the Lehigh University campus.
Which colleges and universities can attend Mountain Hawk Battalion?
In addition to Lehigh University, students enrolled at Lafayette College, Moravian University, DeSales University, Muhlenberg College, Cedar Crest College, and Kutztown University can contract through Mountain Hawk Battalion via cross-town agreements. Cross-town cadets keep their primary academics at the partner school and travel to the host for ROTC-side coursework.
What scholarships are available through Mountain Hawk Battalion?
Army ROTC cadets at this battalion compete for AROTC 4-Year National, AROTC 3-Year Advanced, Minuteman (Reserve/Guard), Green-to-Gold (prior-enlisted). National awards apply out of high school; on-campus side-loads kick in once a cadet is enrolled and contracted.
What's the Army ROTC summer training for cadets at Mountain Hawk Battalion?
After the MS-III year, cadets ship to Cadet Summer Training (Advanced Camp) at Fort Knox for the 31-day capstone evaluation that drives branching and order-of-merit standing.
How big is the corps at Mountain Hawk Battalion?
Public corps-size figures aren't always published year-to-year; Army ROTC battalions in this size class generally carry between several dozen and a few hundred contracted cadets depending on host enrollment.
What's the commissioning path through Mountain Hawk Battalion?
Cadets who complete the four-year Army ROTC curriculum and meet medical, fitness, and academic standards commission as officers in the U.S. Army. The battalion reports through U.S. Army Cadet Command.
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