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Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges

Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges for Lehigh University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$44,336 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$43,054 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	$54,205 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$53,666 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Abington Abington, PA	$49,712 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$49,008 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$49,008 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$49,772 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, PA	$49,008 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$49,772 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Johnstown, PA	$50,074 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Berks Reading, PA	$49,008 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA	$49,772 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA	$49,772 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State York York, PA	$49,772 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA	$49,772 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Shenango Sharon, PA	$50,956 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport, PA	$50,572 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State New Kensington New Kensington, PA	$50,572 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg Greensburg, PA	$50,270 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA	$50,572 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$50,572 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$50,700 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Fayette Eberly Lemont Furnace, PA	$50,572 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges

Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges for Lehigh University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$3,706 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$2,796 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$1,266 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$2,568 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$2,832 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$418 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$514 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$5,708 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$15,994 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$2,175 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$1,660 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$11,720 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$670 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$5,814 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$940 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Allegheny College Meadville, PA	$8,430 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ursinus College Collegeville, PA	$3,770 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	$22,740 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA	$12,168 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grove City College Grove City, Pennsylvania	$43,280 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	$17,475 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Lehigh University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$53,171 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$43,177 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$48,170 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$50,760 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$54,049 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$54,413 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$47,208 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$50,730 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$39,066 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$47,051 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$54,044 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$57,598 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$43,936 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$64,980 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$45,922 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$45,348 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$51,724 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$45,006 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$57,640 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$57,516 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$50,340 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$64,980 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$56,027 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH	$45,778 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$48,014 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$55,981 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$57,528 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$56,408 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$49,276 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$54,988 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$56,149 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$64,980 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$49,682 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$56,355 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Lehigh University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$3,304 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$2,184 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$2,292 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$250 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$3,122 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$2,270 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$4,334 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$3,037 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$548 higher in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$5,722 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$6,432 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$2,584 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$1,182 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$6,865 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$65 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$2,730 higher in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$3,288 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$5,724 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$2,292 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$7,924 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$5,326 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$2,100 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$4,908 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$6,209 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$6,050 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$7,828 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$11,960 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$5,500 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$3,980 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$250 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$899 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$11,690 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$3,100 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$7,320 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$11,810 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$3,580 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$1,628 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$1,430 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$17,230 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$5,706 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$5,362 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$3,065 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$2,310 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$15,870 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$11,580 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$6,630 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$3,135 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$2,196 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$6,286 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Lehigh University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$2,364 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$4,938 higher in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$700 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$2,623 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$3,687 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$4 higher in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$2,060 higher in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$3,698 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$2,662 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$7,900 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$14,919 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$8,259 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$5,220 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$12,594 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=213543.

Last updated: August 2026