Lehigh University
PA · Private · Mid-Atlantic · National university · Top 50 tier · 5,973 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~63% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “official SAT or ACT scores ultimately must be submitted directly from the College Board or ACT prior to the first day of classes for the semester in which the student will enroll.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 5,023 | 32.1% | 66.3% | Not reported | 100% | 70% | 30% | 1300-1430 | 29-33 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 6,138 | 49.5% | 72.7% | Not reported | 98% | 70% | 28% | 1280-1420 | 29-33 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 6,485 | 46% | 70.4% | Not reported | 54% | 36% | 18% | 1340-1460 | 30-34 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 5,607 | 37% | 66% | Not reported | 50% | 37% | 13% | 1350-1480 | 30-33 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 5,389 | 29.3% | 52.7% | Not reported | 43% | 33% | 10% | 1370-1480 | 31-33 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 5,289 | 25.9% | 45.3% | 66% | 38.8% | 29.6% | 9.1% | 1380-1490 | 31-34 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 5,601 | 29% | 47.4% | 63% | 43.3% | 33% | 10.3% | 1380-1480 | 31-34 | Policy box marked Recommended; policy text (C8F) says submission is optional. |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 4%
- 2024: 7%
- 2023: 7%
- 2022: 4%
- 2021: 5%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Recommended2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2023; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Not reported2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDS
Notes
- Lehigh's Common Data Set policy box is marked 'Recommended'. Its policy text (section C8F) says: "Submission of SAT/ACT scores is optional and will be considered only if an applicant indicates that they want official scores added to the review."