Key differences on Outcomes
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Lehigh grads earn $1.6K more ten years out than Boston's ($105,584 vs. $103,937)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Boston graduates 1 pts more of its students than Lehigh (91% vs. 90%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Boston$103.9K
Lehigh$105.6KHighest
Graduation rate
Boston91%Highest
Lehigh90%
Retention rate
Boston96%Highest
Lehigh94%
Borrowing
Median debt
Boston$19KLowest
Lehigh$22K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Boston30%
Lehigh37%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Boston$17.3K
Lehigh$17KLowest
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Boston86%
Lehigh83%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Boston91%
Lehigh92%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Boston7%
Lehigh7%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Boston88%
Lehigh84%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Boston90%
Lehigh89%
Pell graduation gap
Boston2 pts lower
Lehigh4 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Boston | Lehigh |
|---|---|---|
| White | 93% | 89% |
| Asian | 88% | 87% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 91% | 82% |
| Black | 83% | 91% |
| Two or more races | 86% | 88% |
| International | 88% | 86% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Boston | Lehigh |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | 81% | Not published |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 86% | Not published |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | 86% | Not published |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | 85% | Not published |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 90% | Not published |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | 90% | Not published |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Boston College Common Data Set 2024–25, Entered fall 2018About 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