Historical Acceptance Rates

Lehigh University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 29.26%, with 18,415 applicants and 5,389 students accepted. The Early Action (EA) acceptance rate stands at a robust 52.73%, with 863 out of 1,637 EA applicants admitted, while the Regular Decision (RD) acceptance rate is considerably lower at 26.99%, with 4,526 admitted from 16,778 RD applicants. Historical trends show a noticeable decline in overall acceptance rates: 32.12% in 2023 and 36.98% in 2022, alongside a particularly low acceptance rate of 25.15% for 2021, suggesting increasing competition in Lehigh's applicant pool.