Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Notre Dame's yield is 34 pts higher than Lehigh's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. Notre Dame is 2.6× more selective than Lehigh

    Acceptance rate
  3. 3

    U. Notre Dame's SAT midpoint is 73 points higher than Lehigh's

    SAT midpoint
  4. 4

    Lehigh has 7 pts more first-gen students than U. Notre Dame (17% vs. 10%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    U. Notre Dame graduates 6 pts more of its students than Lehigh (96% vs. 90%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Lehigh grads earn $5.6K more ten years out than U. Notre Dame's ($105,584 vs. $99,980)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

U. Notre Dame admits 11%, Lehigh 29%; U. Notre Dame's yield is higher, at 62%.

Acceptance rate
Lehigh29%
U. Notre Dame11%
Quad's selectivity
  • LehighVery selective
  • U. Notre DameUltra selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1300–1600
Lehigh
1370–1500
U. Notre Dame
1455–1560
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • LehighRigor and GPA very important
  • U. Notre DameSchool record and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Notre Dame is a bit larger than Lehigh (8,818 vs. 5,898 undergrads); Lehigh has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Lehigh5.9K
U. Notre Dame8.8K
Pell Grant share
Lehigh18%
U. Notre Dame14%

Majors and faculty

Computer Science leads at Lehigh, and Finance at U. Notre Dame; U. Notre Dame has 8 students per faculty member to Lehigh's 10.

Students per faculty member
Lehigh10 to 1
U. Notre Dame8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • LehighComputer Science11%
  • U. Notre DameFinance, General14%

What each costs

Lehigh and U. Notre Dame cost about the same a year on average; U. Notre Dame's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Lehigh$50.8K
U. Notre Dame$50.6K
Aid generosity
Lehigh37%
U. Notre Dame39%

What each pays off

Lehigh's former students earn more, a median $105.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 90% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Lehigh$105.6K
U. Notre Dame$100K
Graduation rate
Lehigh90%
U. Notre Dame96%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • LehighGrowing+77%
  • U. Notre DameGrowing+67%
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