University of New Mexico-Main Campus vs Lehigh University

Albuquerque, NM · Bethlehem, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair NM:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NM × PA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • University of New Mexico-Main Campus: average net price rose +115.1% from $8,126 (2013) to $17,478 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • Lehigh University: net price ranged $29,301–$34,384 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +14.0% is not a trend (r² 0.13).
  • University of New Mexico-Main Campus: acceptance rate eased +47.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • Lehigh University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.14).

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: University of New Mexico-Main Campus vs Lehigh University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of New Mexico-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($10,140 vs $64,980 at Lehigh University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Lehigh University leads on acceptance rate (25.9% vs 95.2% at University of New Mexico-Main Campus)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Lehigh University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($88,810 vs $37,150 at University of New Mexico-Main Campus)

University of New Mexico-Main Campus profile · Lehigh University profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of New Mexico-Main Campus and Lehigh University?
University of New Mexico-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $10,140 versus $64,980 at Lehigh University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of New Mexico-Main Campus and Lehigh University?
Lehigh University leads on acceptance rate at 25.9% versus 95.2% at University of New Mexico-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of New Mexico-Main Campus and Lehigh University?
Lehigh University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $88,810 versus $37,150 at University of New Mexico-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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