Synocate Lehigh University Report

1. General Information

1.1 School Information

School Address
Name of College/University	Lehigh University
Admission Office Mailing Address	27 Memorial Drive West
City/State/Zip	Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA
Admission Fax Number	610-758-4361
Main Phone Number	610-758-3000
WWW Home Page Address	www.lehigh.edu

Academic year calendar
Semester	X
Quarter
Trimester
4-1-4
Continuous
Differs by program (describe):
Other (describe):

Does your institution use applicants’ test scores for academic advising ?
	Yes	No
		X

1.2 Application Fee and Date

Application Fee
	YES	NO
Does your institution have an application fee?	x
Amount of application fee	$70.00
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?	x

Application Date†
	REA	EA	ED 1	ED 2	RD	Transfer
Day of Acceptance
Day of Notification
Day of Reply
† REA : Regular early action. EA : Early action. ED1 : Early decision 1. ED2 : Early decision 2. RD : Regular decision.

Date of Submmiting the Test Score
	Date
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term	31-Jan
Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall- term admission

Date of Financial Aid for First-Year/Freshman Students
Deadline for filling required financial aid forms
Students notified on or about (date)	30-Mar
Student must reply by (date)	01-May
or within _______ weeks of notification	3

2. Academics

2.1 Freshman Profile

2.2 Admission and Yield Rate in Last 5 Years

2.2.1 Number of Applications and Squeeze Ratio

2.3 GPA Distribution

Average High School GPA
	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time,first-year (freshman) students

2.4 SAT and ACT Policies

General Admission Policies
	Require	Recommend	Require for Some	Consider if Submitted	Not Used
SAT or ACT	x
ACT only
SAT only
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
SAT Subject Tests only		x

ACT Policies
ACT with Writing Component required	x
ACT with Writing component recommended
ACT with or without Writin gcomponent accepted

SAT or ACT Writing Component Policies
	SAT essay	ACT essay
For admission
For placement
For advising
In place of an application essay
As a validity check on the application essay
No college policy as of now	x	x
Not using essay component

2.5 SAT in Last 5 Years

2.6 ACT in Last 5 Years

Note: Data are missing.

3.School Dynamics

3.1 Admission Importance

3.2 Academic Offerings and Policies

Special study options
Accelerated program	x
Cooperative education program	x
Cross-registration	x
Distance learning	x
Double major	x
Dual enrollment
English as a Second Language (ESL)	x
Exchange student program (domestic)	x
External degree program	x
Honors Program	x
Independent study	x
Internships	x
Liberal arts/career combination	x
Student-designed major
Study abroad	x
Teacher certification program
Weekend college
Other (specify):

Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation:
Arts/fine arts
Computer literacy	x
English (including composition)	x
Foreign languages
History
Humanities	x
Mathematics	x
Philosophy
Sciences (biological or physical)	x
Social science	x
Other (describe):

3.3 Degrees Conferred

Number of degrees awarded
Year	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Bachelor	1113	1189	1177	1172	1232
Post-Bachelor	0	0	0
Master	609	606	619	637	628
Post-Master	0	0	0
Doctoral degrees–research/scholarship	106	101	100	94	108
Doctoral degrees – professional practice	0	0	0

3.4 Freshmen Size and Class Size

3.5 Student to Faculty Ratio

4.Tuition

5. Financial Aid

5.1 Types of Aid Available

FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)
Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans	x
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans	x
Direct PLUS Loans	x
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Federal Perkins Loans	x
Federal Nursing Loans
State Loans
College/university loans from institutional funds	x
Other (specify):

Scholarships and Grants NEED-BASED:
Federal Pell	x
SEOG	x
State scholarships/grants	x
Private scholarships	x
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds	x
United Negro College Fund	x
Federal Nursing Scholarship
Other (specify):

5.2 Total Scholarships/Grants in Last 5 Years

5.3 Average Need Based Financial Aid

5.4 Financial Aid Statistics

5.5 Merit/Athletic (Non-need-based) Scholarship

Institutional Non-need-based Athletic Scholarships and Grants
	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Number of students who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant	27	36	44	60	65
Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded	27359	29503	35500	40409	37245

5.6 Percentage of Class Borrowed the Four Types of Loans

Percentage
	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
the percentage of the class who borrowed at any time through any loan programs†	52%	54%	54%	52%	54%
the percentage of the class who borrowed at any time through federal loan programs† †	49%	52%	52%	50%	53%
† Institutional, state, Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, private loans that were certified by your institution, etc.; exclude parent loans. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.). † †Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans. NOTE: exclude all institutional, state, private alternative loans and parent loans.

5.7 Average Financial Aid Package

Average financial aid package†
	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
The average financial aid package	34773	36189	35666	36551	39778
† Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans).

5.8 Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens

Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens
	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:	67	63	67	74	74
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:	39197	40457	39197	35056	37484
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:	2626182	2548772	2626182	2594116	2773861

6.Demographics

6.1 Gender Breakdown

6.2 Racial Breakdown

7.Transfer

7.1 Transfer Requirement

Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:
	Required of All	Recommended of All	Recommended of Some	Required of Some	Not Required
High school transcript	x
College transcript(s)	x
Essay or personal statement	x
Interview					x
Standardized test scores		x
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)	x

7.2 Transfer Statistics in Last 5 Years

TRANSFER ADMISSION
	Men Applicants	Men Admitted	Women Applicants	Women Admitted	Admission Rate_Men	Admission Rate_Women	Overall Admission Rate
2011	254	97	201	61	38.2%	30.4%	34.7%
2012	247	84	223	85	34.0%	38.1%	36.0%
2013	265	86	194	71	32.4%	36.6%	34.2%
2014	261	36	195	31	13.8%	15.9%	14.7%
2015	346	50	237	35	14.4%	14.8%	14.6%

7.3 Transfer Credit Policies

Transfer Credit Policies
Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:	C
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:	60
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:	90

8.Student Life

8.1 Out of State and Housing

Percent who are from out of state†
	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
First-time, first-year (freshman) students	0.745	0.744	0.746	0.751	0.75
Undergraduates	0.75	0.743	0.735	0.733	0.73
† Exclude international/nonresident aliens from the numerator and denominator.

Percent In or Out of Campus†
	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or - affiliated housing	0.992	0.995	0.993	0.987	0.99
Percent who live off campus or commute	0.008	0.05	0.07	0.013	0.01
† Data of first-time, first-year (freshman) students.

8.2 Instructional Faculty Size

8.3 Degrees Conferred by Majors

8.4 Activities Offered

Identify those programs available at your institution.
Campus Ministries	x
Choral groups	x
Concert band	x
Dance	x
Drama/theater	x
International Student Organization	x
Jazz band	x
Literary magazine	x
Marching band	x
Model UN	x
Music ensembles	x
Musical theater	x
Opera
Pep band	x
Radio station	x
Student government	x
Student newspaper	x
Student-run film society	x
Symphony orchestra	x
Television station
Yearbook	x

8.5 Student Athletes

9. References / More Information

[1] Lehigh University Office of Institutional Research http://www.lehigh.edu/%7Eoir/cds.html

[2] U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION College Scorecard Data https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data