Admissions Requirements

Create your personal checklist of the forms, reports, recommendations, scores, fees and applications that you’ll need to apply to Lehigh.

Application Checklist

Please use the interactive checklist below to customize your application experience. It contains all the necessary forms that Lehigh requires as well as specific instructions to guide you through the process.

For more details, including required courses, please review the FAQs as well as information on accreditation. Applicants with financial need should pay close attention to financial-aid requirements and deadlines.

First-Year Student Applications

• First-Year Students
• Not A United States Citizen
• English Is Your Second Language
• Early Decision Applicants
• 7 Year BS/BA-DMD Program Applicants

• Common Application or Coalition Application with Lehigh Questions and Writing Supplement
  Electronic submission through the Common Application website or Coalition Application website is required.
• Recommendations and Reports
• School Report (including counselor recommendation) and Official High School Transcript
  Electronic submission from your school through the Common Application website or Coalition Application website is accepted and encouraged.
• Teacher Recommendation (one)
  Electronic submission from your school through the Common Application website or Coalition Application website is accepted and encouraged.
• Mid-year School Report and Transcript
  Please ask your school to submit this once the first semester, second quarter or second trimester is completed.
• Final School Report and Transcript
  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.

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.

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: 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).

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.

Transfer Student Applications

• Transfer Students
• Not A United States Citizen
• English Is Your Second Language

• Common Application or Coalition Application
  Electronic submission through the Common Application website or Coalition Application website is required.
• $75 Application Fee
  Electronic payment through the Common Application website or Coalition Application website is required.
• Conduct Report Form (PDF)
  The Conduct Report Form collects information about your standing at your current institution. You may need to gather this information from more than one official at your institution, such as your advisor, dean or registrar, as all institutions operate differently. The Conduct Report Form cannot be submitted by the applicant, and must be submitted by the issuing institution via email directly to transfers@lehigh.edu or by mail to the Lehigh Enrollment Services Center at 27 Memorial Drive W, Bethlehem, PA, 18015.
• College/University Transcript
  All students must be in good academic standing with their previous institution to be eligible for admission to Lehigh. For a transcript to be considered official, it must be sent directly from the granting institution. Official transcripts can be submitted electronically (e.g. Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse), or by mail to the Lehigh Enrollment Services Center at 27 Memorial Drive W, Bethlehem, PA, 18015. If using Parchment, please list Lehigh’s Enrollment Services Center (inemesc@lehigh.edu) as the recipient.
• Course Descriptions
  Lehigh University does not require course descriptions. However, if more information is needed to complete a credit evaluation, the Office of the Registrar will contact the applicant for further information.
• Final High School Transcript
  For a high school transcript to be considered official, it must be sent directly from the granting institution. Official transcripts can be submitted electronically (via email to transfers@lehigh.edu or Parchment), or by mail to the Lehigh Enrollment Services Center at 27 Memorial Drive W, Bethlehem, PA, 18015. All transfer students must fulfill the same high school requirements as incoming first-year students, which can be found above.
• Official SAT or ACT scores - Optional
  Lehigh University does not require SAT or ACT scores. First-year and transfer applicants can choose whether or not to submit 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 via email at transfers@lehigh.edu. 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 degree may be cause to reverse admission.