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Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA · CDS 20252026 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
29.0%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
27.4%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
Total cost — out-of-state
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
11:1
Avg loan debt at graduation

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates5,986
Total all graduate1,923
Grand total all students7,909

Admissions

Total applicants19,342
Total admitted5,601
Total enrolled1,535
Overall admit rate29.0%
Admit rate — women30.5%
Admit rate — men27.5%
Yield rate27.4%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/5
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT33.0%
% submitting ACT10.3%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile680
SAT EBRW 75th %ile740
SAT Math 25th %ile690
SAT Math 75th %ile760
ACT Comp 25th %ile31
ACT Comp 75th %ile34
% in top 10% of HS class60.0%
% in top 25% of HS class86.8%

Cost

Tuition — in-state
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees
Room and board
Total cost — in-state
Total cost — out-of-state

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant
Avg % of need met
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)
Avg loan debt at graduation

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist4,083
# admitted from waitlist80
Waitlist admit rate4.0%
Transfer applicants (total)804
Transfer admit rate24.3%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio11:1
% faculty full-time77.4%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)25.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$36,931Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)89.8%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)83.9%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate93.2%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$101,748Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant17.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan37.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full30.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress39.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress12.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted1.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time1.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white59.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino11.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian10.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women39.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men60.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white58.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian16.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown9.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services23.4%
Engineering22.2%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services12.5%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences6.6%
Social Sciences6.5%
Psychology6.0%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies5.5%
Health Professions And Related Programs3.7%