Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Lehigh

At Lehigh University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 32.97%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 29.00%. Lehigh's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Lehigh University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 30.18%, and the 2024 yield is 28.00%. The number of Lehigh applicants increased by 21.45% (3,252 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 32.97%, and this year's acceptance rate is 29.00% at Lehigh University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 30.26% and women students' rate is 36.36%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Lehigh University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Lehigh University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	30.84%	29.63%	32.42%
2014-15	34.27% 3.43%	30.57% 6.83%	39.24% 6.83%
2015-16	30.41% -3.86%	27.66% -5.22%	34.02% -5.22%
2016-17	26.11% -4.30%	23.54% -4.61%	29.41% -4.61%
2017-18	25.15% -0.95%	22.40% -0.94%	28.47% -0.94%
2018-19	22.33% -2.83%	19.79% -3.02%	25.45% -3.02%
2019-20	32.10% 9.77%	29.22% 10.47%	35.92% 10.47%
2020-21	49.54% 17.45%	46.01% 18.05%	53.97% 18.05%
2021-22	46.00% -3.55%	41.00% -2.97%	51.00% -2.97%
2022-23	36.98% -9.02%	35.03% -11.99%	39.01% -11.99%
2023-24	29.00% -7.98%	28.00% -8.01%	31.00% -8.01%
Average	32.97%	30.26%	36.36%

Lehigh University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 30.18% where the current academic year yield is 28.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Lehigh University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30.86%	32.12%	29.35%
2014-15	32.93% 2.07%	34.77% 1.65%	31.00% 1.65%
2015-16	32.29% -0.64%	35.07% -1.68%	29.32% -1.68%
2016-17	35.70% 3.40%	38.83% 3.14%	32.46% 3.14%
2017-18	35.37% -0.33%	37.41% 0.96%	33.43% 0.96%
2018-19	36.55% 1.19%	38.88% 0.90%	34.33% 0.90%
2019-20	27.99% -8.56%	29.75% -8.24%	26.09% -8.24%
2020-21	22.32% -5.67%	23.65% -5.18%	20.90% -5.18%
2021-22	23.01% 0.69%	26.00% 0.09%	20.99% 0.09%
2022-23	26.95% 3.94%	29.64% 3.44%	24.43% 3.44%
2023-24	28.00% 1.05%	29.99% 2.57%	27.00% 2.57%
Average	30.18%	32.37%	28.12%

Lehigh University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 14,142, the average number of admitted is 4,619, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,345. The number of Lehigh applicants increased by 21.45% (3,252 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Lehigh University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	12,589	3,882	1,198
2014-15	11,512 -1,077	3,945 101	1,299 101
2015-16	12,843 1,331	3,905 -38	1,261 -38
2016-17	13,403 560	3,499 -12	1,249 -12
2017-18	13,871 468	3,489 -15	1,234 -15
2018-19	15,622 1,751	3,488 41	1,275 41
2019-20	15,649 27	5,023 131	1,406 131
2020-21	12,389 -3,260	6,138 -36	1,370 -36
2021-22	14,107 1,718	6,489 123	1,493 123
2022-23	15,163 1,056	5,607 18	1,511 18
2023-24	18,415 3,252	5,340 -16	1,495 -16
Average	14,142	4,619	1,345

Lehigh University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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