Lehigh University is officially welcoming the Class of 2019, and the incoming class of more than 1,200 includes two students from Bainbridge Island: Sara Vass and Hannah Elizabeth Wagner.

University officials said the incoming class represents an accomplished, diverse group of students who hail from 43 U.S. states and 27 international countries and territories.

Lehigh, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is among the nation’s most selective, highly ranked private research universities.