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Lehigh University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The location of Lehigh is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Lehigh University?

Contact details for Lehigh are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	27 Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone:	610-758-3000
Website:	www.lehigh.edu

How Do I Get Into Lehigh?

You can apply to Lehigh online at: www1.lehigh.edu/admissions/undergrad/apply

Admission Requirements for Lehigh

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Lehigh?

Lehigh has a fairly low acceptance rate of 46%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 41%, and the acceptance rate for women is 51%.

Average Test Scores

About 36% of students accepted to Lehigh submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 645 and 730. Math scores were between 680 and 760.

Lehigh received ACT scores from 18% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 31 and 35. Math scores were between 28 and 34. Composite scores were between 30 and 34.

Can I Afford Lehigh University?

The overall average net price of Lehigh is $51,063. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Lehigh, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $10,074 a year. That adds up to $40,296 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lehigh is 0.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Lehigh University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,451 undergraduate students at Lehigh, with 5,375 being full-time and 76 being part-time.

There are also 1,812 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,375 full-time undergraduates at Lehigh, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lehigh University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	490
Black or African American	259
Hispanic or Latino	553
White	3,278
International Students	439
Other Races/Ethnicities	356

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Lehigh University. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 89 countries are represented at Lehigh. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Iran.

Online Learning at Lehigh University

In 2020-2021, 1,385 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Lehigh has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Lehigh

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lehigh University was 9.6%. This is the #1,248 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Lehigh regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By IR393DEME under License

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