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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Boston has 1.7× as many undergrads as Lehigh

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Lehigh has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Boston (18% vs. 13%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Lehigh has 4 pts more first-gen students than Boston (17% vs. 13%)

    First-generation students

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Boston10.1K
Lehigh5.9K
Pell Grant share
Boston13%
Lehigh18%
First-gen share
Boston13%
Lehigh17%
Diversity index
Boston0.64
Lehigh0.61

Who they are

Men
Boston48%
Lehigh52%
Part-time students
Boston3%
Lehigh1%
Students 25 and older
Boston2%
Lehigh0%

Race & ethnicity

Boston
Lehigh
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Boston23%
Lehigh25%
First-years from other states
Boston69%
Lehigh69%
First-years from abroad
Boston8%
Lehigh5%
New transfer students this fall
Boston235
Lehigh50
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Boston9%
Lehigh3%

Campus

Boston
Small cityNCAA D-I FBS · Atlantic Coast ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Lehigh
Small cityNCAA D-I FCS · Patriot LeagueROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About 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