Key differences on Outcomes
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Lehigh grads earn $27.4K more ten years out than Wake Forest's ($105,584 vs. $78,158)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Wake Forest graduates 0 pts more of its students than Lehigh (90% vs. 90%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Lehigh$105.6KHighest
Wake Forest$78.2K
Graduation rate
Lehigh90%
Wake Forest90%Highest
Retention rate
Lehigh94%Highest
Wake Forest92%
Borrowing
Median debt
Lehigh$22K
Wake Forest$21.5KLowest
Undergrads with a federal loan
Lehigh37%
Wake Forest14%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Lehigh$17KLowest
Wake Forest$19.5K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Lehigh83%
Wake Forest85%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Lehigh92%
Wake Forest90%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Lehigh7%
Wake Forest7%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Lehigh84%
Wake Forest84%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Lehigh89%
Wake Forest91%
Pell graduation gap
Lehigh4 pts lower
Wake Forest7 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Lehigh | Wake Forest |
|---|---|---|
| White | 89% | 91% |
| Asian | 87% | 81% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 82% | 88% |
| Black | 91% | 79% |
| Two or more races | 88% | 89% |
| International | 86% | 88% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Lehigh | Wake Forest |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 78% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 87% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 86% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 83% |
| 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;Wake Forest University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Wake Forest University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About 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