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Pair PA:PA
PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-NET
- PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
- SAME-STATE Same state · PA
- ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
- GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price
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.
- Villanova University: acceptance rate tightened -48.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.90).
- Lehigh University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.14).
- Villanova University: enrollment ranged 6,779–7,005 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
- 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
Location
Undergraduate Enrollment
Avg Net Price
Median Debt at Graduation
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Median Earnings (6 yr)
In-State Tuition
Out-of-State Tuition
150%-Time Completion
Acceptance Rate
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Villanova University Villanova, PA | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA |
| Location | Villanova, PA | Bethlehem, PA |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 6,938 | 5,898 |
| Avg Net Price | $43,756 | $36,931 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $25,874 | $21,960 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $100,423 | $105,584 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $84,905 | $88,810 |
| In-State Tuition | $67,776 | $64,980 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $67,776 | $64,980 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 92.1% | 88.5% |
| Acceptance Rate | 27.0% | 25.9% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Villanova University vs Lehigh University
- AVG-NET-PRICE Lehigh University leads on avg net price ($36,931 vs $43,756 at Villanova University)
- MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Lehigh University leads on median debt at graduation ($21,960 vs $25,874 at Villanova University)
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Lehigh University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($105,584 vs $100,423 at Villanova University)
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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions
On avg net price, who leads between Villanova University and Lehigh University?▼
Lehigh University leads on avg net price at $36,931 versus $43,756 at Villanova University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Villanova University and Lehigh University?▼
Lehigh University leads on median debt at graduation at $21,960 versus $25,874 at Villanova University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Villanova University and Lehigh University?▼
Lehigh University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $105,584 versus $100,423 at Villanova University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.