Applying to Lehigh University

Lehigh's acceptance rate is 46% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 14,107 students applied and 6,489 were admitted to the school. The rate is around the national average. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 23% with 1,493 enrolled students out of 6,489 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,408 and the ACT score is 32 at Lehigh.

To apply to Lehigh, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is required to submit. Below tables and charts analyze Lehigh's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $70 for applying undergraduate school and $75 for graduate school at Lehigh University. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$70
Graduate Application Fees	$75
Admission Information	www.lehigh.edu/admissions
Online Application	www1.lehigh.edu/admissions/undergrad/apply
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Doctorate (Research)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 46.00% and the yield is 23.01%. 7,317 men and 6,790 women applied to Lehigh and 3,000 men and 3,463 women students were accepted. Among them, 780 men and 727 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	14,107	7,317	6,790
Admitted	6,489	3,000	3,463
Enrolled	1,493	780	727
Acceptance Rate	46.00%	41.00%	51.00%
Yield	23.01%	26.00%	20.99%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 543 students (36% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 278 students (18%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 730 and the 25^th percentile is 645. The SAT Math score is 760 (75^th) and 680 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 34 (75^th percentile) and 30 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	645	730
SAT Math	680	760
ACT Composite	30	34
ACT Math	28	34
ACT English	31	35

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Lehigh University are very competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,277, ACT: 81 - private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA and High School Rank to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, High School Rank and High School Record (or Transcript). The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Lehigh University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Lehigh Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Recommended
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended