Lehigh University
Common Data Set 2022-23
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SAT Composite
1350-1480
SAT Math
680-770
SAT Reading
660-720
ACT Composite
30-33
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$105,584
10 yrs after enrollment
88%
6-year completion
$36,931
sticker minus grants
$21,960
federal loans only
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General Information
8 TABLESFirst Name:Dr. Yenny
Last Name:Anderson
Title:Vice Provost
Office:Institutional Research & Strategic Analytics
Address Line 1:27 Memorial Drive W est
Phone:610-758-5890
Email Address:oir@lehigh.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:http://oirsa.lehigh.edu
City:Bethlehem PA 18015 USA
Name of College/University:Lehigh University
Street Address Line 1:27 Memorial Drive W est
CityBethlehem PA 18015 USA
Main Phone Number (Area Code)610
Main Phone Number:758-3000
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):610
Admissions Phone Number:758-3100
Admissions Email Address:admissions@lehigh.edu
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college
Academic year calendar:Semester
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www2.lehigh.edu/diversity-inclusion-equity
CertificateX
Bachelor'sX
Postbachelor's certificateX
Master'sX
Post-master's certificateX
Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX
Enrollment And Persistence
4 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
8 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Yes
SATX
ACTX
APX
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?No
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?Yes
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:5,034
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:2,499
Number of wait-listed students admitted:93
Total academic units16
English4
Mathematics3
Science3
Foreign language2
Social studies2
History2
Academic electives2
Computer Science0
Visual/Performing Arts0
Other (specify)0
Total academic units18
English4
Mathematics4
Science4
Foreign language2
Social studies2
History2
Academic electives2
Computer Science1
Visual/Performing Arts1
Other (specify)0
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80045.8
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69950.9
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-5993.1
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4990.2
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 700-80067.9
SAT Math: 600-69930.8
SAT Math: 500-5991.1
SAT Math: 400-4990.2
SAT Math: 300-3990
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Math: Total100
SAT Composite: 1400-160057.8
SAT Composite: 1200-139940.8
SAT Composite: 1000-11991.3
SAT Composite: 800-9990.2
SAT Composite: 600-7990
SAT Composite: 400-5990
SAT Composite: Total100
ACT Composite: 30-3684.8
ACT Composite: 24-2914.6
ACT Composite: 18-230.5
ACT Composite: 12-170
ACT Composite: 6-110
ACT Composite: Below 60
ACT Composite: Total100
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Does your institution have an application closing date?Yes
Application closing date (fall): Month1
Application closing date (fall): Day15
Priority Date: Month1
Priority Date: Day1
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified after2
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 Year
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)Yes
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Other early decision plan closing date: Month1
Other early decision plan closing date: Day1
Other early decision plan notification date: Month2
Other early decision plan notification date: Day15
Number of early decision applications received by your institution1,303
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan860
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
FallX
SpringX
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):3.00
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Fall Closing Date: Month10
Spring Closing Date: Month3
Fall Notification Date: Month11
Spring Notification Date: Month4
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:- D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 60 Credit Hours Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 90 Credit Hours - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: N/A - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 30.00 - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type - D20 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)): Yes No - D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? - D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution: ##
Fall Closing Date:Day1
Spring Closing Date: Day1
Fall Notification Date: Day11
Spring Notification Date: Day1
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:60
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:credit
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:90
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:credit
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:30
American Council on Education (ACE)No
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)No
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?No
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 15 Common Data Set 2022-2023 E. ACADEM IC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES E1 Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to the glossary for definitions. x Accelerated program Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities x Cross-registration x Distance learning x Double major Dual enrollment x English as a Second Language (ESL) x Exchange student program (domestic) x External degree program x Honors Program x Independent study x Internships x Liberal arts/career combination Student-designed major x Study abroad x Teacher certification program x Undergraduate Research x W eekend college x Other (specify): View Lehigh Catalog: https://catalog.lehigh.edu/azindex E2 Has been removed from the CDS. E3 Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation: Arts/fine arts x Computer literacy x English (including composition) Foreign languages History Physical Education x Humanities x Intensive writing x Mathematics Philosophy x Sciences (biological or physical) x Social science Other (describe):
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESAccelerated programX
Cross-registrationX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
English as a Second Language (ESL)X
Exchange student program (domestic)X
External degree programX
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Liberal arts/career combinationX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
Undergraduate ResearchX
Weekend collegeX
Other (specify):X
Specify:View Lehigh Catalog: https://catalog.lehigh.edu/azindex
Computer literacyX
English (including composition)X
HumanitiesX
Intensive writingX
MathematicsX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)77%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing97%
Percent who live off campus or commute3%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)73%
Percent of males who join fraternities18%
Percent of females who join sororities26%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing61%
Percent who live off campus or commute39%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21
Choral groupsX
Concert bandX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Marching bandX
Model UNX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
Pep bandX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Student-run film societyX
Symphony orchestraX
Coed residence hallsX
Apartments for married studentsX
Apartments for single studentsX
Special housing for disabled studentsX
Special housing for international studentsX
Fraternity/sorority housingX
Theme housingX
Wellness housingX
Other housing options (specify):X
Annual Expenses
5 TABLESMinimum12
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?Yes
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?Yes
Financial Aid
14 TABLESAcademic Year2022-2023 estimated
Federal$5,640,646
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$1,608,474
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$107,934,275
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$79,541
Total Scholarships/Grants$115,262,936
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$10,855,547
Federal Work-Study$4,569,037
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$340,915
Total Self-Help$15,765,499
Parent Loans$0
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$258,640
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$0
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$6,066,270
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$5,438,290
Total Scholarships/Grants$11,504,560
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$18,805,081
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$1,139,017
Total Self-Help$19,944,098
Parent Loans$8,495,107
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$5,566,915
Athletic Awards$14,122,480
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,192
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:137
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$56,985
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$7,807,007
CSS ProfileX
FAFSAX
Noncustodial ProfileX
Business/Farm SupplementX
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:X
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):2
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):1
Students must reply by (date): Month5
Students must reply by (date): Day1
Federal Pell GrantsX
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
AcademicsX
ArtX
AthleticsX
LeadershipX
Music/dramaX
State/district residencyX
AcademicsX
AthleticsX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes No
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio10