The student population at Lehigh University is 7,692 (5,911 undergraduate and 1,781 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 638 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Lehigh is 76.85% which is increased by 836 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 198 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 0.94 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.
377 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 28.67% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,194 where 7,692 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
76.85% of total students is undergraduate students and 23.15% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 836 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 198 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 0.94 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Lehigh.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lehigh University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 7,054 | 5,075 | 2,817 | 2,258 | 1,979 | 1,085 | 894 |
| 2016-17 | 7,059 5 | 5,080 5 | 2,852 35 | 2,228 -30 | 1,979 | 1,070 -15 | 909 15 |
| 2017-18 | 7,017 -42 | 5,075 -5 | 2,775 -77 | 2,300 72 | 1,942 -37 | 1,071 1 | 871 -38 |
| 2018-19 | 6,849 -168 | 5,047 -28 | 2,735 -40 | 2,312 12 | 1,802 -140 | 990 -81 | 812 -59 |
| 2019-20 | 6,953 104 | 5,178 131 | 2,779 44 | 2,399 87 | 1,775 -27 | 974 -16 | 801 -11 |
| 2020-21 | 7,067 114 | 5,203 25 | 2,797 18 | 2,406 7 | 1,864 89 | 999 25 | 865 64 |
| 2021-22 | 7,263 196 | 5,451 248 | 2,941 144 | 2,510 104 | 1,812 -52 | 962 -37 | 850 -15 |
| 2022-23 | 7,394 131 | 5,624 173 | 3,039 98 | 2,585 75 | 1,770 -42 | 955 -7 | 815 -35 |
| 2023-24 | 7,590 196 | 5,811 187 | 3,047 8 | 2,764 179 | 1,779 9 | 915 -40 | 864 49 |
| 2024-25 | 7,692 102 | 5,911 100 | 3,075 28 | 2,836 72 | 1,781 2 | 900 -15 | 881 17 |
| Average | 7,194 | 5,346 | 2,886 | 2,460 | 1,848 | 992 | 856 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,346 where 5,911 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Lehigh University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 5,075 | 5,001 | 2,766 | 2,235 | 74 | 51 | 23 |
| 2016-17 | 5,080 | 5,003 | 2,807 | 2,196 | 77 | 45 | 32 |
| 2017-18 | 5,075 | 5,013 | 2,738 | 2,275 | 62 | 37 | 25 |
| 2018-19 | 5,047 | 4,982 | 2,699 | 2,283 | 65 | 36 | 29 |
| 2019-20 | 5,178 | 5,107 | 2,739 | 2,368 | 71 | 40 | 31 |
| 2020-21 | 5,203 | 5,070 | 2,711 | 2,359 | 133 | 86 | 47 |
| 2021-22 | 5,451 | 5,375 | 2,895 | 2,480 | 76 | 46 | 30 |
| 2022-23 | 5,624 | 5,557 | 2,999 | 2,558 | 67 | 40 | 27 |
| 2023-24 | 5,811 | 5,736 | 3,003 | 2,733 | 75 | 44 | 31 |
| 2024-25 | 5,911 | 5,823 | 3,018 | 2,805 | 88 | 57 | 31 |
| Average | 5,346 | 5,346 | 2,838 | 2,429 | 5,346 | 48 | 31 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,848 where 1,781 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Lehigh University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,979 | 1,209 | 697 | 512 | 770 | 388 | 382 |
| 2016-17 | 1,979 | 1,227 | 708 | 519 | 752 | 362 | 390 |
| 2017-18 | 1,942 | 1,220 | 707 | 513 | 722 | 364 | 358 |
| 2018-19 | 1,802 | 1,111 | 658 | 453 | 691 | 332 | 359 |
| 2019-20 | 1,775 | 1,038 | 616 | 422 | 737 | 358 | 379 |
| 2020-21 | 1,864 | 1,048 | 610 | 438 | 816 | 389 | 427 |
| 2021-22 | 1,812 | 1,032 | 585 | 447 | 780 | 377 | 403 |
| 2022-23 | 1,770 | 1,054 | 602 | 452 | 716 | 353 | 363 |
| 2023-24 | 1,779 | 1,049 | 577 | 472 | 730 | 338 | 392 |
| 2024-25 | 1,781 | 1,053 | 578 | 475 | 728 | 322 | 406 |
| Average | 1,848 | 1,848 | 634 | 470 | 1,848 | 358 | 386 |
The percentage of white students is 57.10%. The percentage was 59.98% 10 years ago and Lehigh still has a high percentage of white students. 9.37% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.50% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.96% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.98% to 57.10%. Asian enrollment grew from 7.17% to 9.37%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.12% to 4.50%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.00% to 9.96%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6520 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6288 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lehigh University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 10 | 506 | 220 | 494 | 5 | 4,231 | 140 |
| 2016-17 | 8 | 499 | 231 | 514 | 6 | 4,214 | 137 |
| 2017-18 | 9 | 487 | 232 | 515 | 8 | 4,138 | 162 |
| 2018-19 | 6 | 467 | 219 | 565 | 8 | 4,014 | 178 |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 471 | 260 | 570 | 9 | 4,101 | 197 |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 512 | 289 | 634 | 3 | 4,173 | 207 |
| 2021-22 | 7 | 580 | 310 | 660 | 3 | 4,296 | 216 |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 644 | 347 | 675 | 4 | 4,279 | 249 |
| 2023-24 | 7 | 698 | 350 | 736 | 2 | 4,325 | 257 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 721 | 346 | 766 | 6 | 4,392 | 273 |
| Average | 7 | 559 | 280 | 613 | 5 | 4,216 | 202 |
377 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 28.67% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lehigh University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 7,054 | 293 | 112 | 6,649 |
| 2016-17 | 7,059 | 281 | 115 | 6,663 |
| 2017-18 | 7,017 | 284 | 194 | 6,539 |
| 2018-19 | 6,849 | 296 | 69 | 6,484 |
| 2019-20 | 6,953 | 320 | 92 | 6,541 |
| 2020-21 | 7,067 | 400 | 50 | 6,617 |
| 2021-22 | 7,263 | 482 | 903 | 5,878 |
| 2022-23 | 7,394 | 431 | 389 | 6,574 |
| 2023-24 | 7,590 | 434 | 478 | 6,678 |
| 2024-25 | 7,692 | 377 | 290 | 7,025 |
| Average | 7,194 | 360 | 269 | 6,565 |
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