Lehigh University: Admission & Tests

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Below is a quick review of Lehigh University general admissions procedures, application policies and fees, as well as desirable SAT and ACT college test scores that you might need to have in order to enroll at this school.

Admission Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
Lehigh University admission criteria are rather strong, this school accepts only about 37 percent of those who apply.

This school requires you to submit reference letters with your application but doesn't require admission test scores.

Lehigh University will usually accept your:
  • dual credits
    (from the courses giving both high school and college credits)
  • advanced placement credits
    (from the college-level courses taught in high school)
and will decline your:
  • credits for life experience

Application Fee

Application
Fee
$70
Lehigh University requires a fee paid when you submit an application for admission.

The undergraduate application fee at Lehigh University is $70.00. The graduate application fee is $75.00.

SAT Test Scores

Submitting the results of Scholastic Aptitude Test is common part of the application process. 37% of applicants at Lehigh University took the SAT test.

Most of the accepted applicants who took SAT scored from 690 to 760 on Math. Thus, if you got a score above 730 in SAT Math, that will be good enough to get accepted at this institution.

Test Section
Minimum Score
Desired Score
Safe Score

SAT Math
690
730
760

ACT Test Scores

Completing American College Test is not an important bit of the application at Lehigh University. Only 13 percent of applicants took the ACT test.

Most of the accepted applicants who took ACT scored
ACT
Composite
32
from 30 to 35 on English, from 28 to 33 on Math, and from 30 to 33 on Composite. Judging from these numbers, if you got a score above 33 in ACT English, 31 in ACT Math, and 32 in ACT Composite, that will be good enough to get admitted at this school.

Test Section
Minimum Score
Desired Score
Safe Score

ACT English
30
33
35

ACT Math
28
31
33

ACT Composite
30
32
33

Contact Admissions

Phone
(610)
758-3000
To request the most accurate and up-to-date information about enrolling to Lehigh University, please contact this college directly.

You can call the school's general information office at (610) 758-3000 or check Lehigh University Website

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