Admissions Requirements

Electronic submission through the Common Application website or Coalition Application website is required.

Electronic submission from your school through the Common Application website or Coalition Application website is accepted and encouraged.

Electronic submission from your school through the Common Application website or Coalition Application website is accepted and encouraged.

Please ask your school to submit this once the first semester, second quarter or second trimester is completed.

Please submit after graduation. Transcripts must have the high school seal and/or official signature and be from a high school with a CEEB code.** Send final school reports and transcripts to the Enrollment Services Center, 218 West Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18015. If a student submits a fraudulent transcript, the Office of Admissions reserves the right to rescind an offer of admission and withdraw the original application for admission at any time. Validation of a student's final official transcript will be coordinated with the office of financial aid.

** If a transcript is from a high school that lacks a CEEB code or seal/signature, the admissions office will investigate to confirm the school is recognized by the state department of education or home school association. The admissions office may request a copy of the student's diploma at any point in the admission process to verification process. If a diploma is determined invalid, a GED will be required for admission consideration.

Electronic payment through the Common Application website or Coalition Application website is required.

Lehigh University has adopted a test-optional policy regarding submission of SAT or ACT scores indefinitely. First-year and transfer applicants can choose whether or not to submit SAT/ACT test scores for consideration.

Students who feel that test scores may accurately demonstrate their college readiness and as a result choose to report scores can request the College Board or ACT send the scores to Lehigh or self-report them via the Common Application, Coalition Application or email. However, 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. Any discrepancy of any size may be cause to reverse admission.

SAT Subject Tests are not required for admission, but are recommended as college credit may be awarded for scores of 700 or higher. Please read the Advanced Placement section of the course catalog at www.lehigh.edu/catalog for more details.

The highest section scores across test dates, whether a superscored SAT or superscored ACT, submitted to Lehigh will be considered. We do not prefer one exam over the other. Results from the current redesigned SAT and/or the old SAT will be accepted; we will consider only the highest testing results reported from one version of the test, not by combining sections across both versions.

All non-U.S. citizens who will need financial aid during any of their years enrolled at Lehigh are required to submit the Lehigh University Certificate of Finances form (PDF) filled out for all intended years of undergraduate enrollment and to submit it by the application deadline. This form can be uploaded through your checklist once you've submitted your application and established your applicant portal. To be considered for need based financial aid, you must also submit the CSS Profile through the College Board.

All non-U.S. citizens who will need financial aid during any of their years enrolled at Lehigh are required to submit the CSS Profile through the College Board. If paying the $25 fee to complete the CSS Profile would present a significant financial hardship, you can submit the International Student Application for Financial Aid (ISAFA). Lehigh has limited international financial aid available and therefore practices a need-aware review of applications from non-US citizens. We strongly prefer the CSS Profile as there are a limited number of spaces available for those submitting the ISAFA each year. The ISAFA can be uploaded through your admissions checklist once you've submitted your application and established your applicant portal. Please allow up to 5 business days for our staff to review your documents and mark this requirement as satisfied.

Non-U.S.citizens who are not planning to apply for financial aid during any of their intended years of undergraduate enrollment do not need to submit the Lehigh Certificate of Finances form or CSS Profile. Please note that Lehigh’s tuition, room & board, fees, etc. can cost upwards of $89,800 USD per year. If your family cannot support this amount for all intended years of undergraduate enrollment, then you must submit the Lehigh Certificate of Finances and CSS Profile. Due to limited funding for non-citizens, Lehigh is need-aware in the admissions process.

Please note that if admitted to Lehigh, there will not be additional funding awarded beyond the initial financial aid offer outside of adjustments made based on increases in cost of attendance. We are unable to provide additional financial aid due to changes in the value of your home country’s currency during your enrollment at Lehigh.

Lehigh requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Results from an English proficiency assessment must be submitted unless the applicant’s first language is English, or the last two full years (not including current year of study) of completed formal instruction have been in English. The TOEFL and IELTS are preferred, however TOEFL IBT Home Edition, and Duolingo English Test will be considered if those exams are not available to the student. Scores must be submitted directly from the testing/assessment agency and the most competitive candidates score above a 90 on the TOEFL, or 110 on Duolingo. SAT, SAT Subject Test, and ACT results cannot be used to meet the English proficiency requirement.

You may apply to Lehigh under one of our binding Early Decision Plans by completing the Early Decision I/II Agreement Form and following the appropriate application deadlines below. Students can email a fully signed copy of this form to the Office of Admissions at admissions@lehigh.edu.

Please note: Under the National Association of College Admissions Counselors Statement of Principles and Good Practices, students, parents, and guidance counselors make a commitment where, if admitted, the student will withdraw all other applications and enroll.

Early Decision I deadline: November 1. Early Decision II deadline: January 1 (application).

Students also applying for financial aid, please note: Early Decision I candidates must submit the CSS/Profile and send a copy of Federal Tax Forms, schedules and W-2 attachments by November 1. Early Decision II candidates must submit the CSS/Profile and send a copy of Federal Tax Forms, schedules and W-2 attachments by January 15. All candidates seeking financial aid must then submit the FAFSA and CSS/Profile (if not previously submitted) by February 1, and updated Federal Tax Forms, schedules and W-2 attachments by February 15.

Penn Supplement for the 7-year BA/DMD Bio-Dental program (PDF) is required for all students applying to Penn's Accelerated Dental program. Deadline: January 1. Please submit to:

Via Fax: 610.758.4361 OR
Via Mail: Lehigh University
Office of Admissions
27 Memorial Dr. West
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Attn: Bio-Dental Program

To be considered, students must also submit the Common Application or Coalition Application and select the 7-Year Combined-Degree Program in Dentistry from the Intended College or Program drop-down list. If not accepted into the program, you may elect to be considered for another college if desired.

Please note: This is not an early decision commitment; in fact, students applying to any accelerated program cannot simultaneously be an Early Decision applicant.