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
Lehigh$105.6KHighest
Boston$103.9K
Graduation rate
Lehigh90%
Boston91%Highest
Retention rate
Lehigh94%
Boston96%Highest
Borrowing
Median debt
Lehigh$22K
Boston$19KLowest
Undergrads with a federal loan
Lehigh37%
Boston30%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Lehigh$17KLowest
Boston$17.3K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Lehigh83%
Boston86%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Lehigh92%
Boston91%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Lehigh7%
Boston7%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Lehigh84%
Boston88%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Lehigh89%
Boston90%
Pell graduation gap
Lehigh4 pts lower
Boston2 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Lehigh | Boston |
|---|---|---|
| White | 89% | 93% |
| Asian | 87% | 88% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 82% | 91% |
| Black | 91% | 83% |
| Two or more races | 88% | 86% |
| International | 86% | 88% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Lehigh | Boston |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 81% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 86% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 86% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 85% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 90% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 90% |
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