Lehigh University: Undergraduate Admissions

Lehigh University awards need-based financial aid to students from other countries. Competition is very keen and our budget is limited.

Awards will be made on the basis of an analysis of a family’s ability to pay for college. We require the filing of the International Student Financial Aid Form and the International Student Certification of Finances, which are available at www.lehigh.edu/apply. These forms are to be submitted with the application of admission. No awards will be granted solely on the basis of merit, but rather on the combination of financial need, academic excellence, and extracurricular involvement.

In selecting students to be offered financial aid based on need, our awards will be made in the form of a package; that is, they will combine university grant aid, educational loan (repayable after the recipient is no longer enrolled on at least a half-time basis), and on-campus, part-time employment. Other employment opportunities are not permitted by government regulation.

As an international applicant, in most cases you should be prepared to finance your education at Lehigh with the funds secured primarily through your family, sponsors, and other resources at your disposal. We encourage you to research alternative funding sources on your own.

Students with applications pending for Permanent Resident status will be considered for financial aid along with international students, as described above, until proof of approval, such as the nine-digit alien registration number verified by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), is received.