Lehigh University Student Population

How many students at Lehigh?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Lehigh University has a total enrollment of 7,692 students, including 5,911 undergraduate and 1,781 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,975 male students (51.7%) and 3,717 female students (48.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,392 White students (57.1%) and 766 Hispanic students (10%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,911 undergraduate students (76.8%) and 1,781 graduate students (23.2%).
• Class Delivery: 377 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 290 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity) - which average 10,607 - Lehigh's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 3,975 male (51.68%) and 3,717 female (48.32%) students are attending Lehigh University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 106.94.

By class level, 5,911 (76.85%) are undergraduate students and 1,781 (23.15%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 52.02% are male and 47.98% are female, while among graduate students, 50.53% are male and 49.47% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,392 White, 346 Black, and 721 Asian students out of a total of 7,692 are attending at Lehigh University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Lehigh University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 65.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Lehigh has 98 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 6,297 students under 25 years old, and 1,293 students over 25 years old out of 7,590 total students.

Lehigh has 5,797 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 14 students aged 25 and over.

It has 500 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,279 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Lehigh University, 377 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 290 students are enrolled in some online courses.

206 students who live in Pennsylvania or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 171 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,911 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 50 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.85%.