Brown University vs Lehigh University

Providence, RI · Bethlehem, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair RI:PA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE RI × PA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Brown University: acceptance rate tightened -43.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • Lehigh University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.14).
  • Brown University: enrollment grew +17.6% over 2013–2023; fitted +109 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • Lehigh University: enrollment grew +18.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +76 students/yr fitted, r² 0.79.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Brown University vs Lehigh University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Brown University leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 25.9% at Lehigh University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Brown University leads on median debt at graduation ($11,428 vs $21,960 at Lehigh University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Brown University leads on avg net price ($25,184 vs $36,931 at Lehigh University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Brown University and Lehigh University?
Brown University leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 25.9% at Lehigh University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Brown University and Lehigh University?
Brown University leads on median debt at graduation at $11,428 versus $21,960 at Lehigh University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Brown University and Lehigh University?
Brown University leads on avg net price at $25,184 versus $36,931 at Lehigh University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025