Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofit25.9%
Acceptance rate
1,432
SAT Average
$33,549
Avg net price
5,803
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 1,448Master’s 482Doctoral 107 |
| Bachelor’s 336Master’s 66Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 323Master’s 120Doctoral 45 |
| Bachelor’s 182Master’s 12Doctoral 5 |
| Bachelor’s 96Master’s 17Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 95Master’s 14Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 88Master’s 28Doctoral 13 |
| Bachelor’s 77Master’s 38Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 54Master’s 3Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 39Master’s 13Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 30Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 30Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 24Master’s 18Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 24Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 18Master’s 6Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s 11Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 8Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 7Master’s 3Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 6Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 121Doctoral 16 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 5Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Patriot League
Projected sponsored sports26
Athletic participation
667 unique student-athletes · 21 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Under the National Association of College Admissions Counselors Statement of Principles and Good Practices, students, parents, and guidance counselors make a commitment where, if admitted, the student will withdraw all other applications and enroll.
Binding · CSS Profile due Nov 1
Early Decision II
Binding · CSS Profile due Jan 15
Regular Decision
FAFSA due Feb 1 · Updated Federal Tax Forms, schedules and W-2 attachments due Feb 15
· Apply with Common App or Coalition
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $63,930
- Required fees
- $1,050
- Food and housing
- $17,220
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other expenses
- $1,500
- Total
- $84,700
- $71,4652019–2019–20
- $72,0652020–2120–21
- $74,8652021–2221–22
- $77,8852022–2322–23
- $81,1502023–2423–24
- $84,7002024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $33,549 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 45%
- Average share of need met
- 97%
- Average need-based grant
- $57,846
- Required forms
- FAFSA, CSS Profile, and CSS Noncustodial Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Lehigh University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Lehigh University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Lehigh University runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Lehigh University admits in-state applicants at 32.7%, out-of-state applicants at 36.6%, and international applicants at 4.2%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,535 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are recommended. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 18% in 2021–22.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
33% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
10.3% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 23.1% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 23.1% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Lehigh University rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Class rank
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Important
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- Volunteer work
- Important
- Level of applicant's interest
- Important
- Interview
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
Lehigh University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
Lehigh University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $33,549 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 687 of 1,535 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Lehigh University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Lehigh University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
92.7% of Lehigh University’s first-years return for a second year and 89.2% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03