32.7% / 36.6%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications19,342
Overall admit rate29.0%
In-state admit rate32.7%
Out-of-state admit rate36.6%
Enrolled1,535 · 27.4% yield
Admitted from waitlist80 of 4,083
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Class rank, Recs, Test scores, Talent, Volunteering
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#29
WSJ/College Pulse
Best Colleges in the U.S.
SourceListRankYr
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#2926
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Private Schools)#3026
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#3526
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#4626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#5726
NicheBest Colleges in America#6026
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#6426
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Athletic conferencePatriot League8
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingPennsylvania colleges21
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$75
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/1 → 20-Mar → 1-May
Early decision11/1 → 12/5 · binding
Early decision 21/1
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
Admissions URLhttps://www2.lehigh.edu/admissions/apply
Admissions emailadmissions@lehigh.edu
Admissions phone610-758-3100
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Villanova University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Villanova University PA · Private (nonprofit)27.0%14507K
Boston College MA · Private (nonprofit)16.2%15009K
University of Delaware DE · Public69.2%130019K
Penn State University Park PA · Public—1340—
Bucknell University PA · Private (nonprofit)32.2%1270—
University of Rochester NY · Private (nonprofit)41.9%14506K
Case Western Reserve University OH · Private (nonprofit)35.3%14906K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.