It is the language of over 10 million people in the United States, currently home to the world?s fourth largest Spanish-speaking population.

The Spanish curriculum at Lehigh ranges from beginning language through upper-level courses spanning the literatures and cultures of the Iberian Peninsula, Spanish-speaking Latin America, and Latino populations in the United States. Both a minor and major in Spanish are offered. Many courses in the Spanish program are also appropriate towards the Latin American Studies minor.