Quad

Head-to-head

Lehigh
Boston

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Lehigh costs about $15.8K less per year on average than Boston ($50,810 vs. $66,646, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Boston's yield is 15 pts higher than Lehigh's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Lehigh's grants cover 37% of its full price on average, vs. 26% at Boston

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Boston is 2.2× more selective than Lehigh

    Acceptance rate
  5. 5

    Boston has 1.7× as many undergrads as Lehigh

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Boston's SAT midpoint is 55 points higher than Lehigh's

    SAT midpoint

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

Boston admits 13%, Lehigh 29%; Boston's yield is higher, at 43%.

Acceptance rate
Lehigh29%
Boston13%
Quad's selectivity
  • LehighVery selective
  • BostonHighly selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1300–1600
Lehigh
1370–1500
Boston
1440–1540
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • LehighRigor and GPA very important
  • BostonRigor and GPA very important

Who's on each campus

Boston has 1.7× as many undergrads as Lehigh; Lehigh has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Lehigh5.9K
Boston10.1K
Pell Grant share
Lehigh18%
Boston13%

Majors and faculty

Computer Science leads at Lehigh, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at Boston; both have 10 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Lehigh10 to 1
Boston10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • LehighComputer Science11%
  • BostonEconometrics and Quantitative Economics13%

What each costs

Lehigh costs about $15.8K less a year than Boston on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Lehigh$50.8K
Boston$66.6K
Aid generosity
Lehigh37%
Boston26%

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
Boston$103.9K
Graduation rate
Lehigh90%
Boston91%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • LehighGrowing+77%
  • BostonGrowing+51%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:Lehigh University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Lehigh University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Boston College (Fall 2026), Fall 2026;Boston College Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2026 applicants;Boston College Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024About 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