Tuition/Application Criteria & Deadlines

A graduate of an accredited college or university may apply for admission. Please see Application Deadlines in the expanding content below.

MS & MPH Applicants

  • Fall 2024 Application Deadlines
    • Final Deadline (international) April 1, 2024
    • Final Deadline (domestic) May 15, 2024

Ph.D. Applicants

  • Applicants for Fall 2024 are now closed 
    • Fall 2025 applications will be accepted beginning August 1, 2024

Certificate Applicants

  • Term of application for certificates may be Fall, Spring or Summer
  • Application Deadlines 
    • Spring: January 1
    • Summer: May 1
    • Fall: August 1 

MBA/MPH Applicants

  • Application Deadlines
    • Round 1: December 1
    • Round 2: March 1
    • Round 3: April 15

Official transcripts should be sent either electronically to cohgrad@lehigh.edu or by post to the address below directly from the university the applicant attended. Applicants cannot send official transcripts to Lehigh themselves.

College of Health
Attn: Graduate Program Coordinator
124 East Morton St.
Bethlehem, PA 18015

For tuition cost please contact us at: cohgrad@lehigh.edu 

  • Merit-based scholarship consideration for full-time MPH and MS students. Scholarships may only pay part of the full tuition, students must be prepared to pay remaining expenses including the balance of tuition, tuition fees and cost of living. 
  • A 30% partner scholarship is available to full-time or part-time students who are:
    • Non-profit employees
    • Government employees
    • Lehigh University alumni
    • Alumni of LVAIC (Lehigh Valley Area of Independent Colleges)
    • Military veterans (in addition to funding through the Yellow Ribbon Program)
  • Other funding opportunities:
  • Fall 2024 Application Deadlines
    • Priority Deadline January 1, 2024
    • Final Deadline (international) April 1, 2024
    • Final Deadline (domestic) May 15, 2023
  • A limited number of scholarship funding is available.  Priority is given to those who apply early.
  • Completed online application
  • $65 application and other fees
  • Recommended GPA Minimum: 3.0 undergraduate GPA or graduate GPA of at least 3.0 on a minimum of 12 hours of graduate work at other institutions.  Applicants for the MPH will be considered from individuals with a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75
  • Official transcript(s) from each post-secondary institution attended
  • 2 letters of professional recommendation
  • CV/resume
  • Essay/personal statement
  • Successful completion of a bachelor's degree prior to entering a graduate degree
  • No entrance exam (e.g. GRE) required

Official transcripts should be sent either electronically to cohgrad@lehigh.edu or by post to the address below directly from the university the applicant attended. Applicants cannot send official transcripts to Lehigh themselves.

College of Health
Attn: Graduate Program Coordinator
124 East Morton St.
Bethlehem, PA 18015
cohgrad@lehigh.edu

  • Fall 2024 Application Deadlines
    • Priority Deadline January 1, 2024
    • Final Deadline (international) April 1, 2024
    • Final Deadline (domestic) May 15, 2023
  • A limited number of scholarship funding is available.  Priority is given to those who apply early.
  • Completed online application
  • $65 application and other fees
  • Recommended GPA Minimum: 3.0 undergraduate GPA or graduate GPA of at least 3.0 on a minimum of 12 hours of graduate work at other institutions.  Applicants for the MPH will be considered from individuals with a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75
  • Official transcript(s) from each post-secondary institution attended
  • 2 letters of professional recommendation
  • CV/resume
  • Essay/personal statement
  • Successful completion of a bachelor's degree prior to entering a graduate degree
  • No entrance exam (e.g. GRE) required

Official transcripts should be sent either electronically to cohgrad@lehigh.edu or by post to the address below directly from the university the applicant attended. Applicants cannot send official transcripts to Lehigh themselves.

College of Health
Attn: Graduate Program Coordinator
124 East Morton St.
Bethlehem, PA 18015
cohgrad@lehigh.edu

The first round of completed applications will be reviewed and decisions will be sent by the end of January 2024.

  • Fall 2024 Applications are now closed. Fall 2025 cycle will open in August 2024.
  • A limited number of PHD students will be admitted. Priority is given to those who apply early.
  • Completed online application
  • $65 application and other fees 
  • Recommended GPA Minimum: 3.0 cumulative GPA in last degree program completed (i.e., undergraduate or graduate program)
  • Official transcript(s) from each post-secondary institution attended
  • 3 letters of professional recommendation
  • CV/resume
  • Essay/Personal statement
  • Sample of written work or product 
  • Interview
  • No entrance examinations (e.g. GRE) are required
  • Term of application for certificates may be fall, spring or summer
  • Application Deadlines 
    • Spring: January 1
    • Summer: May 1
    • Fall: August 1
  • Completed online application
  • $65 application fee 
  • Official transcript(s) from each post-secondary institution attended
  • CV/resume
  • Essay/personal statement
  • Application Deadlines 
    • Round 1: December 1
    • Round 2: March 1
    • Round 3: April 15
  • Applicants need to formally apply to the 1-MBA program to be reviewed by both programs’ admission committees as conditions for acceptance into the dual degree program.**
  • GMAT (optional)
  • Admissions Requirements:
    • Official transcript(s) from each post-secondary institution attended
    • 2 letters of professional recommendation
    • CV/resume
    • Essay/Personal statement
      • Applicants should address both programs in the essay
    • Admissions Interview via Zoom
    • $75 application fee
  • Contacts

  • Official transcripts should be sent either electronically to cohgrad@lehigh.edu or by post to the address below directly from the university the applicant attended. Applicants cannot send official transcripts to Lehigh themselves.

    College of Health
    Attn: Graduate Program Coordinator
    124 East Morton St.
    Bethlehem, PA 18015

** Individual program terms and conditions for acceptance apply

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All applicants are required to show proof of English proficiency by providing documentation that best applies to their situation from the table below. There are three options.

Applicants can submit:

  • Proof of degree if their country is listed in Column A; or,
  • Proof of degree if their country is listed in Column B and two of the other forms of the documentation listed. or,
  • Test results from the approved tests listed in Column B.

Option A

Option B

 

Option C

Successfully earned a four-year undergraduate or a two-year graduate program, culminating in a degree from an accredited college/university/institution in the following English-dominant educational contexts: (if less than required years, see option B additional documents)

For example, United States and its territories, Australia, Belize, British Caribbean and British West Indies, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

Successfully earned a four-year undergraduate or a two-year graduate program, culminating in a degree from an accredited college/university/institution in another other English-dominant educational contexts:

For example, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, among others.

AND TWO OF THE FOLLOWING VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS:

(a) official letter from school verifying all courses were taught in English

(b) at least one peer-reviewed scholarly publication in English

(c) Duolingo English scores or TOEFL Essentials

(d) completion of highest level in a US, UK, Canada or Australia intensive English program (official certificate or letter)

Officially submitted TOEFL iBT or IELTS Academic scores (preferred) or Duolingo score

Required minimum scores:

TOEFL(iBT): 94

IELTS: 7

Duolingo: 115

**recommended sub/banded scores

English proficiency test date may not be older than two years at the time of application to the program.

The Lehigh 1-MBA program will continue to accept all versions of the TOEFL test as long as the scores come directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Scores must be received directly from ETS to be considered official. Lehigh's institution code number is: 2365.

**Recommended iBT subscores and IELTS band scores:

TOEFL (iBT):IELTS
Reading: 25
Listening: 20
Speaking: 24
Writing: 25

Reading: 7
Listening: 6.5
Speaking: 7.5
Writing: 6.5

IELTS information can be found at ielts.org. We will not accept paper IELTS test report forms Lehigh University Graduate Admissions downloads IELTS scores that have been transmitted to our e-download account. Please contact your test center and request that your scores be sent to the following IELTS e-download account: 

Lehigh University Graduate Admissions 
27 Memorial Drive West
Bethlehem, PA 18015