Quad

Head-to-head

Lehigh
U. Richmond

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Lehigh grads earn $29.4K more ten years out than U. Richmond's ($105,584 vs. $76,178)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Lehigh has 2.0× as many undergrads as U. Richmond

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Lehigh has 5 pts more first-gen students than U. Richmond (17% vs. 12%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Lehigh's yield is 4 pts higher than U. Richmond's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    U. Richmond admits 22% vs. 29% at Lehigh

    Acceptance rate
  6. 6

    Lehigh graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. Richmond (90% vs. 86%)

    Graduation rate

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. Richmond admits 22%, Lehigh 29%; Lehigh's yield is higher, at 27%.

Acceptance rate
Lehigh29%
U. Richmond22%
Quad's selectivity
  • LehighVery selective
  • U. RichmondHighly selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1300–1600
Lehigh
1370–1500
U. Richmond
1410–1530
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • LehighRigor and GPA very important
  • U. RichmondGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Lehigh is twice U. Richmond's size and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Lehigh5.9K
U. Richmond3K
Pell Grant share
Lehigh18%
U. Richmond17%

Majors and faculty

Computer Science leads at Lehigh, and Business Administration and Management at U. Richmond; U. Richmond has 7 students per faculty member to Lehigh's 10.

Students per faculty member
Lehigh10 to 1
U. Richmond7 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • LehighComputer Science11%
  • U. RichmondBusiness Administration and Management, General28%

What each costs

Lehigh costs about $1.9K less a year than U. Richmond on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Lehigh$50.8K
U. Richmond$52.7K
Aid generosity
Lehigh37%
U. Richmond35%

What each pays off

Lehigh's former students earn more, a median $105.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Lehigh$105.6K
U. Richmond$76.2K
Graduation rate
Lehigh90%
U. Richmond86%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • LehighGrowing+77%
  • U. RichmondGrowing+63%
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 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