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CUNY Lehman College

Bronx, NY · Public · 4-year

Your real cost

Average price after aid $3,148 a year

Median debt at graduation: $10,950 (all students)

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Academic Excellence

BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data.
Good
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduation rate 35% of scoreThis measure counts for 35% of the Academic Excellence score.51%
  • First-year retention 20% of scoreThis measure counts for 20% of the Academic Excellence score.73%
  • Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.SAT 970
  • Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.15 to 1
  • Instructional spending per student 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.$15,649

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

What families pay, by income

Average yearly price after grants and scholarships, for students who receive federal aid.

Average net price by family income
Family incomePrice after aid
Up to $30,000$1,589
$30,001–$48,000$2,374
$48,001–$75,000$6,834
$75,001–$110,000$9,696
Over $110,000$13,600

Full cost of attendance before aid: $14,121 a year.

Use the college’s net price calculator for your own estimate.

Cost and value

Federal data: what families pay after aid, what graduates earn, and what they owe.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
11,227
Men and women
Undergraduates, fall 2023 (College Scorecard)
Men 35% · Women 65%
First-generation students
Share of students who are first-generation, by the College Scorecard’s definition
52%
First-year students from another state
Of first-time students whose home is a U.S. state, fall 2023 (IPEDS)
0%
Total students12,894
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$3,148
Cost of attendance (per year)$14,121
Median federal debt at graduation$10,950
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
51%
Graduation rate for Pell grant recipients
Finishing within 6 years (College Scorecard)
57%
Graduation rate for first-generation students
Finishing within 6 years (College Scorecard)
56%
Borrowers paying down their loans within 3 years
Borrowers who repaid at least $1 of principal within 3 years (College Scorecard)
51%
First-year retention73%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$58,013
Admission rate57%
Application fee
Undergraduate application fee, 2023–24 (IPEDS)
$65
Students receiving Pell grants60%
Admitted students’ middle range:SAT 850–1150
Admission test scores (middle 50% of admitted students who submitted scores)
Average SAT970
SAT reading & writing440–590
SAT math410–560
ACT composite—
Test policyConsidered but not required

Value: Exceptional · Top 2% (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Earnings by major

Median earnings of bachelor’s graduates a few years after finishing, by major (College Scorecard).

Median earnings by major
MajorMedian earnings
Nursing$119,115
Computer science$85,351
Information science$73,936
Mathematics$71,718
Accounting$66,240
Social work$62,955
Business administration$62,496
Speech-language pathology$61,761
History$61,512
Anthropology$60,488
Chemistry$60,413
Political science$59,020
Health administration$57,722
Romance languages$57,143
Kinesiology and exercise science$57,091
Ethnic and gender studies$56,907
Public health$56,615
Sociology$54,906
English$54,674
Psychology$54,063
Biology$52,420
Rehabilitation and therapy$51,602
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$50,455
Fine arts$50,334
Communication studies$50,265
Journalism$49,025
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$47,163
Philosophy$43,165
Dance$23,522

Also offered (no earnings published yet): Area studies, Classics, Design, Economics, Geography, Geology and earth science, German, Liberal arts, Linguistics, Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Music, Natural resources and conservation, Other education, Physics, Religious studies, Secondary education, Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Teacher education, Theatre, Visual and performing arts.

What students study most

Share of bachelor’s degrees by field, first majors in 2023–24 (IPEDS).

Most common bachelor’s fields
FieldShare of degrees
Health professions25%
Business19%
Psychology13%
Social sciences9%
Computer and information sciences7%

Campus life

School colors
SettingCity
Part-time undergraduates31%
Undergraduates aged 25 and older32%
SportsNCAA Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference
Study abroadOffered
Students per faculty member15 to 1
Faculty who are full-time38%Of instructional faculty, fall 2023 (College Scorecard)
Endowment per student$3,665Endowment at the end of fiscal year 2023, per full-time-equivalent student (IPEDS)
Nearest airport with scheduled flightsLaGuardia Airport (LGA)About 7 miles away in a straight line (OurAirports)
Nearest city of 250,000 people or moreJersey CityAbout 14 miles away in a straight line (U.S. Census Bureau)
Average temperature in January34°F1991–2020 normal, from BRONX, NY US, about 3 miles away (NOAA)
Average temperature in July78°F1991–2020 normal, from BRONX, NY US, about 3 miles away (NOAA)

Federal data (IPEDS and College Scorecard), except school colors.

Campus safety reports

On-campus crimes reported in 2024, per 1,000 students.

On-campus crimes per 1,000 students
CategoryThis campusU.S. rate
Rape0.000.07
Robbery0.000.01
Aggravated assault0.000.04
Burglary0.080.08
Motor vehicle theft0.000.15

Numbers reflect what each campus reported. They differ with campus size and how reporting is done, so compare with care. U.S. rate: total reported offenses divided by total students at every institution in the report.

Source: Official data: U.S. Department of Education

Questions families ask

What is CUNY Lehman College’s Compass Score?
Good (grade B). It ranks in the top 47% of rated colleges. The grade comes from outcomes (40%: graduation, retention and earnings), entering students (40%: test scores and selectivity), cost (15%: debt and price after aid) and teaching (5%: class size), all from federal data.
How much does CUNY Lehman College cost after financial aid?
The average net price is $3,148 a year for students who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. What your family pays depends on income; the college’s net price calculator gives your own estimate.
How hard is it to get into CUNY Lehman College?
CUNY Lehman College admitted 57% of applicants in the most recent federal data.
How do CUNY Lehman College’s graduates do?
51% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years; the median earnings of former students ten years after entry are $58,013; the median federal debt at graduation is $10,950.

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