<p>How do they compare?</p>
<p>BUMP
…anyone?</p>
<p>How are you trying to compare them? Academically, socially, etc…
Be more specific and it’ll be easier for people to give you solid answers</p>
<p>I think Lehigh is more focused in engineering when compared to Colgate</p>
<p>Colgate has a gorgeous campus in the mountains. If you don’t mind being in a totally college environment (like no big towns), it’s nice in that way & overlooks the mts.</p>
<p>Sorry I wasn’t so specific!
How about a list?</p>
<p>Socially:
Academically:
Campus:
Reputation:
Town:</p>
<p>Anyone? Bump.</p>
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<p>In the sense that Lehigh has an engineering program, and Colgate does not.
You should be able to find the percentage of engineering majors at Lehigh in the Common Data Set figures, if that is an issue.</p>
<p>Can someone please respond?</p>
<p>OK. I will try to answer as I have personal experience w/ Colgate. I also have personal experience w/ Bucknell, which is often compared to Lehigh.</p>
<p>Both schools are similar socially. Both have strong greek systems and a fair amount of rich/preppy students. Colgate’s campus is beautiful and often voted one of the best in the country. Its town, however, is very small with not much in the surrounding area.
Lehigh has the edge there.</p>
<p>As far as academics and reputation–it’s tough. They both have good, but different reputations. I think student stats are definitely higher at Colgate and it is more selective. But it does not have an engineering program. You’ll get a great education at both.</p>
<p>… bump 10char</p>
<p>I saw your list in the “Guide Me” thread (#52: Dartmouth, Lehigh, Colgate, Duke, Williams, Hopkins, University of Richmond, syracuse and hobart). </p>
<p>Am I right that of those schools, the ones you prefer are Dartmouth, Colgate, and Williams? If you’d prefer New England to the Mid-Atlantic and South, if you want a stronger Humanities orientation, and if you’d prefer 2,000 students to 5,000 students (other things being equal), then I can think of better choices than Lehigh as complements to Dartmouth, Williams, and Colgate. Connecticut College comes to mind.</p>
<p>Lehigh is bigger than Colgate. It was founded as a technical school. It has colleges of Engineering, Business, and Education (graduate only), in addition to Arts & Sciences, so it is not a purely liberal arts institution. The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest of these, but comprises only 40% of all students. I would think this creates a rather different atmosphere than what you’d find at a Northeastern LAC (though it’s still pretty small as universities go).</p>
<p>Thanks, that helps a lot. I’m just not sure how big of a school I want. I thought I wanted very small, but now I’m not so sure. What other colleges do you think compare to Dartmouth and Colgate?</p>
<p>What other schools compare to Dartmouth and Colgate?
You’ve picked some good ones already. As we’ve discussed, some of the ones we come up with in one respect miss the mark in another. Which is o.k., that seems to suggest that Colgate and Dartmouth really are the ones you like best. </p>
<p>So let’s reflect on some things you’re worried about in choosing more.
If you thought you wanted “very small” then chances are you’ll be o.k. with plain old “small”. Even 500 students in a class is a lot of people to get to know. Especially when you consider that at a selective college, you’ll have much in common with many of them, even allowing for variation in personalities and interests. It’s one thing to go to high school with “hippies” who don’t seem to care about much besides rock and roll and getting high. It’s another thing when even the hippie kids are straight-A students or snow board champions, don’t you think? It’ll be easier to find them charming and lovable. You still don’t have to date them.</p>
<p>So, I really think you’d be o.k. with places like Colby or Bates (a skosh less selective than Colgate, more so than Hobart). If you really want larger and more conservative but are willing to go South, consider Wake Forest.</p>
<p>Thanks, you’ve been a really big help!</p>
<p>bumpity bump bump</p>
<p>What more do you want to know?</p>
<p>I’m not sure what else I wanted to know. I just wanted to see if anybody else had anything to say, but thanks for your response earlier it was really informative. </p>
<p>I literally just got home from visiting Lehigh. I really liked it. It was gorgeous, and the big huge hill that it’s on did not really bother me. My tour guide was great, and it seemed like a really nice place.</p>
<p>Now, I need to find a time to go see Colgate!</p>
<p>I visited Lehigh with my youngest last month. My eldest graduated from Colgate in 2008.</p>
<p>Both campuses are beautiful and both are academically rigorous.</p>
<p>I don’t know that Bethlehem has much of an “edge” over Hamilton.</p>
<p>Oh, I bet you have great insight. How do you think they compare? Did your eldest have an active social life at Colgate while he/she was getting his/her education? What did he/she major in at Colgate? Does he/she have a job now? What? </p>
<p>Did your youngest like Lehigh?</p>