Quad
Lehigh
U. Richmond

Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    Lehigh costs about $1.9K less per year on average than U. Richmond ($50,810 vs. $52,733, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Lehigh's grants cover 37% of its full price on average, vs. 35% at U. Richmond

    Aid generosity

Cost & aid

Cost & aid

Average cost, aid generosity, net price by family income, sticker prices, and grants.

What students pay

Average cost, all students
Lehigh$50.8K
U. Richmond$52.7K
Aid generosity
Lehigh37%
U. Richmond35%
Net price, with grants
Lehigh$34.2K
U. Richmond$30K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Lehigh65%
U. Richmond56%
Average grant
Lehigh$46.7K
U. Richmond$51K
Aid from the college
Lehigh64%
U. Richmond52%

Sticker prices

On one scale, so the bars read against each other.

Sticker price, in-state
Lehigh$81.2K
U. Richmond$81.3K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Lehigh$81.2K
U. Richmond$81.3K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Lehigh$62.2K
U. Richmond$62.6K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Lehigh$62.2K
U. Richmond$62.6K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
LehighNot reported
U. RichmondNot reported
What families at each income pay

Up to $110K: the average net price per year for students receiving federal aid, 2023–24; families who didn't file the FAFSA aren't included. Above it the published data end. For your own number, use the college's net price calculator .

Family income per year $150K

  • LehighPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $21K

  • U. RichmondPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $44K

Published (federal figure, up to $110K) EstimateBars share one scale: the largest full price.

Where need-based aid ends, merit, and published promises

MetricLehighU. Richmond
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KPublished data end at $110K
Merit for students without need 14% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $21K (proxy)22% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $44K (proxy)
Published promise ––

A college's own promise is stated for a typical family and changes yearly; where a promise and our estimate disagree, the promise wins. Merit has no income limit, so it can lower the price above the point where need-based aid ends.

Tuition guarantee & Promise program

MetricLehighU. Richmond
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program NoNo

From the colleges' Common Data Sets

MetricLehighU. Richmond
Aid forms ––
Aid priority date or deadline February 1 (deadline)–
Need met, first-years 98%–
Average aid package, first-years $59,866–
College grant dollars given as merit 8%–
Aid for international students 157 students, average $64.9K–

All cost numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Lehigh University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2024 entrants;Lehigh University Common Data Set 2023–24, 2023–24 (estimated);College Scorecard, most recent release;Common Data Set, most recent release;University of Richmond (2026–27), 2026–27About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why