Enrollment Trends at Lehigh

The student population at Lehigh University is 7,394 (5,624 undergraduate and 1,770 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 298 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Lehigh is 76.06% which is increased by 693 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 395 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 0.85 to 1 which means that male students enrolled slightly more than female students.
431 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 40.39% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,087 where 7,394 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
76.06% of total students is undergraduate students and 23.94% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 693 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 395 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 0.85 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more male students enrolled in Lehigh than female students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lehigh University since 2013.
YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,0964,9312,7732,1582,1651,1651,000
2014-157,119
23
5,062
131
2,802
29
2,260
102
2,057
-108
1,138
-27
919
-81
2015-167,054
-65
5,075
13
2,817
15
2,258
-2
1,979
-78
1,085
-53
894
-25
2016-177,059
5
5,080
5
2,852
35
2,228
-30
1,979
0
1,070
-15
909
15
2017-187,017
-42
5,075
-5
2,775
-77
2,300
72
1,942
-37
1,071
1
871
-38
2018-196,849
-168
5,047
-28
2,735
-40
2,312
12
1,802
-140
990
-81
812
-59
2019-206,953
104
5,178
131
2,779
44
2,399
87
1,775
-27
974
-16
801
-11
2020-217,067
114
5,203
25
2,797
18
2,406
7
1,864
89
999
25
865
64
2021-227,263
196
5,451
248
2,941
144
2,510
104
1,812
-52
962
-37
850
-15
2022-237,394
131
5,624
173
3,039
98
2,585
75
1,770
-42
955
-7
815
-35
Average7,0875,1732,8312,3421,9151,041874
Lehigh University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,173 where 5,624 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Lehigh University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,9314,8622,7242,138694920
2014-155,0624,9842,7522,232785028
2015-165,0755,0012,7662,235745123
2016-175,0805,0032,8072,196774532
2017-185,0755,0132,7382,275623725
2018-195,0474,9822,6992,283653629
2019-205,1785,1072,7392,368714031
2020-215,2035,0702,7112,3591338647
2021-225,4515,3752,8952,480764630
2022-235,6245,5572,9992,558674027
Average5,1735,1732,7832,3125,1734829
Lehigh University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,915 where 1,770 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Lehigh University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,1651,286697589879468411
2014-152,0571,253701552804437367
2015-161,9791,209697512770388382
2016-171,9791,227708519752362390
2017-181,9421,220707513722364358
2018-191,8021,111658453691332359
2019-201,7751,038616422737358379
2020-211,8641,048610438816389427
2021-221,8121,032585447780377403
2022-231,7701,054602452716353363
Average1,9151,9156584901,915383384
Lehigh University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 57.87%. The percentage was 60.68% 10 years ago and Lehigh still has a high percentage of white students. 8.71% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.69% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lehigh University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14442121345624,306144
2014-15747923947514,309139
2015-161050622049454,231140
2016-17849923151464,214137
2017-18948723251584,138162
2018-19646721956584,014178
2019-20547126057094,101197
2020-21451228963434,173207
2021-22758031066034,296216
2022-23664434767544,279249
Average750725655654,206177
Lehigh University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

431 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 40.39% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lehigh University from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-157,1193071266,686
2015-167,0542931126,649
2016-177,0592811156,663
2017-187,0172841946,539
2018-196,849296696,484
2019-206,953320926,541
2020-217,067400506,617
2021-227,2634829035,878
2022-237,3944313896,574
Average7,0863442286,515
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