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Lehigh University Common Data Set 2025-26
PATest policy: Test-optional: SAT/ACT recommended; scores considered only if the applicant submits themCompare with other schoolsAP credit policy
Acceptance rate
29%
5,601 of 19,342
Early decision rate
47.4%
Non-ED pool: 26.8%
SAT middle 50%
1380–1480
ACT middle 50%
31–34
Who got into Lehigh University: GPA and SAT of reported applicants
Accepted 60Waitlisted 17Rejected 21Preview
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GPA and SAT of 98 reported applicants, accepted vs. rejected.
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| AppliedC1 | 19,342 |
| AdmittedC1 | 5,601 |
| EnrolledC1 | 1,535 |
| YieldC1 | 27.4% |
| Early decisionC21 | 966 of 2,040 (47.4%) |
| Early actionC22 | Not offered |
Waitlist
| Offered a placeC2 | 4,083 |
| Accepted a placeC2 | 1,988 |
| Admitted from waitlistC2 | 80 |
| Odds if you stay on the listC2 | 4% |
Test scores and GPA
| Submitted SATC9 | 33% |
| Submitted ACTC9 | 10.3% |
| SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9 | 680–740 |
| SAT Math (25th–75th)C9 | 690–760 |
| Average high school GPAC12 | — |
| GPA of 4.0C11 | — |
| GPA 3.75–3.99C11 | — |
| GPA 3.50–3.74C11 | — |
| GPA below 3.50C11 | — |
Cost and financial aid
| TuitionG1 | $69,420 |
| Required feesG1 | $1,170 |
| Food and housingG1 | $19,230 |
| Need fully met (first-years)H2 | 62.7% |
| Average % of need metH2 | 97% |
| Average need-based packageH2 | $63,778 |
| Average need-based grantH2 | $57,846 |
What admissions looks at
- Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
- Class rankImportant
- Academic GPAVery important
- Standardized test scoresImportant
- Application essayImportant
- Recommendation(s)Important
- InterviewConsidered
- Extracurricular activitiesImportant
- Talent/abilityImportant
- Character/personal qualitiesImportant
- First generationConsidered
- Alumni/ae relationConsidered
- Geographical residenceConsidered
- State residencyConsidered
- Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
- Volunteer workImportant
- Work experienceConsidered
- Level of applicant's interestImportant
From item C7.
Outcomes
| UndergraduatesB1 | 5,986 |
| First-year retentionB22 | 94.3% |
| 4-year graduation rateB | — |
| 6-year graduation rateB | 85.2% |
Notes on this filing
- C2: waitlist labels partly cut off; mapped by position to offered (4083), accepted a place (1988), and admitted from waitlist (80).
- C7: factor columns read from the checkmark positions on the form; interview, first generation, alumni, geographic, state residency and work experience marked Considered; religious affiliation Not Considered.
- C8A/C8F: C8A checkboxes mark SAT or ACT, SAT only and ACT only as Recommended, consistent with C8F's optional-submission statement.
- C10/C12: 23.13% appears in the class-rank table next to a label that continues into the GPA item ('...submitted high school GPA'); recorded as pct_submitting for GPA, but the placement is ambiguous. The C12 average GPA and C11 GPA bands are blank, so those fields are null.
- B4-B21: the 4-year graduation rate is not printed as a rate (only completer counts: 1064 of 1405 for the 2019 cohort), so grad_rate_4yr is null. The 6-year rate of 85.20% is printed (Fall 2019 cohort, Total column).
- H2: pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed as a rate (D/C = 687/687 would be needed), so it is null. pct_need_fully_met = 431 / 687 = 62.7%, from first-time column lines h and d.
- G1: tuition $69,420 is a single private-institution rate; in-state and out-of-state are null. Room and board is the on-campus food and housing figure ($19,230).
- B1: undergraduate total 5,986 matches the full-time plus part-time sum (3,024+2,902+33+27 = 5,986).
Source: Lehigh University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.