How to Find Admissions Information on Lehigh University's Website

Go to www2.lehigh.edu and use the Admissions link in the main navigation. That section is the starting point for application requirements, deadlines, and next steps. The site separates undergraduate and graduate study, so pick the path that matches your situation before you start reading — the two tracks have different pages and different requirements.

Where Admissions Lives on the Site

The homepage navigation lists About, Academics, Research, Admissions, and Student Life. Admissions is a top-level item, not buried under another menu, so you can reach it in one click from the homepage.

Once inside, expect the content to branch by audience. Lehigh's site describes its academic structure as spanning undergraduate studies, graduate studies, interdisciplinary opportunities, and engaged research, and the admissions material follows that same split.

Undergraduate vs. Graduate: Pick the Right Path

If you are unsure which track applies to you, the Academics section clarifies the difference: undergraduate studies and graduate studies are listed as separate paths, alongside interdisciplinary opportunities.

What to Check Before You Apply

The admissions pages are the place to confirm requirements and timing, but the site does not publish every detail in one spot. Work through these in order:

1. Confirm your degree level — undergraduate or graduate — so you land on the correct requirements page.
2. Check application requirements and deadlines on that page. Treat anything you find elsewhere as secondary to what the admissions section states.
3. Explore the academic programs you're applying to, since program-level pages often carry their own instructions or contacts.
4. Look at Student Life and Research if you want context on what you're applying into. These sections describe the campus community and research activity, which helps you judge fit before committing to an application.

A useful habit: read the admissions requirements first, then read the program page. The program page tells you what you'd be studying; the admissions page tells you what you need to submit and by when.

Using the Rest of the Site to Decide

Admissions information answers "how do I apply." The other sections answer "should I." Lehigh's site offers several concrete data points worth checking before you invest time in an application:

• Student-faculty ratio: 11:1, which the site ties to its approach to mentorship and research.
• Graduate outcomes: an average starting salary of $77K for 2025 graduates, as reported on the site.
• Ranking: 29th in the U.S. in The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse ranking, per the site.
• Colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business, Health, the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering & Applied Science, and Education.

These figures come from Lehigh's own pages, so treat them as the university's reported numbers rather than independent verification.

Common Sticking Points

• Landing on the wrong admissions track. Because undergraduate and graduate admissions are separate, a link that looks right may lead to the other audience's requirements. Check the page heading before you read further.
• Assuming one page has everything. Requirements, deadlines, and program details are spread across admissions and academic pages. If a deadline isn't on the admissions page, check the specific program.
• Skipping the program page. Program-level pages often carry instructions the general admissions page doesn't repeat.

A Practical Order of Operations

If you want a single sequence to follow: homepage → Admissions → choose undergraduate or graduate → note requirements and deadlines → open the specific program under Academics → cross-check Student Life and Research for fit. That path uses the site's own structure and gets you to a decision without hunting through menus.