- The Inkwell
- New York
- CUNY Lehman College
Bronx, NYCity: largeZIP 10468Founded 1967
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1967
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1968
- Website
- www.lehman.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
New YorkPublic
CUNY Lehman College
CUNY Lehman College is a public college in Bronx, New York, with 10,696 undergraduates. It admits 57% of applicants, graduates 48% within six years and costs $541 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Admission rate57%
Retention73%
4-year graduation31%
Pell Grant share62%
Federal loans9.7%
$541net price / year
57%admission rate
970average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$65,181median earnings, 10 yrs
$12,179median debt
#561 of 1,704 for earnings#2 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,119 of 1,738 for graduation rate#316 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $12,464tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,410
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $15,360
- Average net price
- $541national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000—
$30,001–48,000$110
$48,001–75,000$3,967
$75,001–110,000$7,858
$110,001+$11,595
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 57%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 970
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 440–590
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 410–560
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college57%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college62%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 31%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 59%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,996
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,181middle 50%: $42,211–$90,928
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,179
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$90,928
Median, CUNY Lehman College$65,181
Lower quarter$42,211
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 10,696
- Part-time
- 30%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 26.0
- First-generation students
- 52%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 62%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 38%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,996 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,649
- Endowment, end of year
- $37,609,449
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White4.0%
Hispanic58%
Black26%
Asian6.6%
Two or more races1.7%
U.S. nonresident3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions26%
Business & management15%
Psychology14%
Social sciences10%
Computer & information sciences8.2%
Public administration & social service6.0%
Visual & performing arts3.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences2.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 190637. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1128593.