CUNY Lehman College

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 14,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 243 (42%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,185
Men / Women 36% / 64%
From State 87%
From Region 0%
Athletes 231 (3.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 58%
Black 25%
Asian 7%
White 4%
International 4%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Humanities 268 35% 5% 4% 21% 64% 3% $49,399 1 -0.47 46 92%
Africana Studies 6 — 33% 0% 0% 33% 50% 0% $58,617 54 -0.05 67 90% — — — —
Comparative Literature — — — — — — — — $55,066 67 +0.32 60 — — — — —
English 58 +1 24% 9% 5% 19% 62% 3% $56,091 72 +0.45 62 93% — — — —
French 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,604 34 -0.40 57 93% — — — —
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% 33% $58,617 54 -0.05 67 90% — — — —
History 18 +1 67% 6% 6% 22% 61% 0% $55,254 49 -0.16 60 92% — — — —
Latin American and Caribbean Studies — +1 — — — — — — $57,570 50 -0.13 65 — — — — —
Linguistics 4 +1 0% 25% 0% 0% 50% 0% $54,225 36 -0.34 58 — — — — —
Philosophy 14 +1 29% 7% 14% 7% 50% 14% $43,846 4 -1.33 31 100% — — — —
Spanish 10 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 90% 10% $53,604 34 -0.40 57 93% — — — —
Journalism 10 — 20% 0% 0% 40% 60% 0% $45,969 2 -1.83 37 100% — — — —
Media Communication Studies 49 +2 35% 4% 2% 24% 67% 2% $45,790 4 -1.50 36 91% — — — —
General Education 18 — 11% 0% 6% 33% 56% 0% $56,886 62 +0.21 64 — — — — —
Art 18 — 39% 0% 11% 22% 67% 0% $43,363 35 -0.37 29 89% — — — —
Art History 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $43,363 25 -0.66 29 89% — — — —
Dance 8 — 25% 0% 12% 25% 62% 0% $39,503 29 -0.48 20 87% — — — —
Fine Arts 31 — 52% 6% 3% 19% 68% 0% $43,363 35 -0.37 29 89% — — — —
Graphic Design 9 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 89% 11% $46,146 9 -1.08 37 — — — — —
Music 6 — 67% 0% 0% 17% 83% 0% $41,531 28 -0.56 25 — — — — —
Theater 3 — 33% 0% 0% 67% 33% 0% $41,271 38 -0.24 24 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 351 48% 7% 8% 23% 56% 4% $61,915 15 -1.07 72 93%
Accounting 104 +2 38% 7% 14% 26% 48% 3% $65,274 5 -1.41 77 94% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 229 — 52% 7% 4% 23% 59% 4% $60,408 10 -0.89 70 93% — — — —
Economics 18 +1 67% 6% 11% 11% 72% 0% $61,694 3 -1.36 72 86% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 9 22% 0% 0% 22% 67% 11% $82,594 79 +4.00 91 93%
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $84,658 96 +2.58 92 93% — — — —
Early Childhood Education — — — — — — — — $79,171 99 +4.00 89 — — — — —
History Teacher Education 5 — 20% 0% 0% 20% 60% 20% $80,944 100 +4.21 90 — — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $84,658 100 +4.11 92 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Health Sciences, Human Services, and Nursing 683 17% 5% 7% 31% 51% 4% $67,228 35 +0.11 79 95% 1.7%
Dietetics/Dietitian 47 — 21% 2% 11% 21% 62% 4% $54,616 14 -0.89 59 92% — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 44 — 45% 7% 7% 23% 61% 2% $63,204 59 +0.17 74 91% — — — —
Nursing 129 — 18% 8% 16% 33% 39% 4% $112,007 97 +1.97 99 96% 1.7% — — —
Public Health 8 — 12% 0% 38% 25% 38% 0% $56,753 20 -0.78 63 98% — — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion 47 — 19% 4% 9% 49% 34% 2% $56,753 20 -0.78 63 98% — — — —
Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences 71 +1 3% 14% 1% 15% 61% 3% $59,453 34 -0.34 68 92% — — — —
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 27 — 15% 15% 0% 22% 56% 4% $50,086 6 -1.26 47 92% — — — —
Health Services Administration 174 +1 13% 1% 7% 37% 49% 5% $55,844 20 -0.54 62 97% — — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 6 — 67% 0% 0% 17% 83% 0% $42,846 1 -1.60 28 100% — — — —
Social Work 130 — 14% 4% 2% 29% 58% 3% $57,320 76 +0.48 64 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Natural and Social Sciences 813 34% 3% 8% 25% 59% 3% $62,234 16 -0.36 73 92%
Computer Information Systems 80 — 76% 4% 15% 35% 42% 1% $71,383 7 -1.31 83 94% — — — —
Computer Science 98 — 77% 5% 15% 24% 47% 5% $89,768 11 -1.03 94 92% — — — —
Chemistry 19 — 42% 11% 16% 26% 47% 0% $71,096 53 -0.05 83 86% — — — —
Geological/Earth Sciences — — — — — — — — $61,939 42 -0.28 72 — — — — —
Mathematics 21 — 38% 5% 10% 19% 48% 10% $66,598 22 -0.71 78 97% — — — —
Physics 5 — 60% 20% 0% 20% 20% 40% $67,062 10 -1.19 79 — — — — —
Biology 62 — 31% 5% 6% 32% 50% 3% $61,748 24 -0.55 72 93% — — — —
Environmental Studies 9 — 44% 0% 0% 0% 89% 11% $64,007 79 +0.67 75 — — — — —
Anthropology 66 — 21% 5% 6% 23% 64% 2% $56,526 55 -0.03 63 90% — — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $53,790 15 -0.96 57 — — — — —
Political Science 19 +3 47% 0% 16% 32% 53% 0% $54,212 5 -1.32 58 97% — — — —
Psychology 316 +1 18% 3% 6% 19% 68% 3% $55,801 59 +0.11 62 91% — — — —
Sociology 118 — 13% 1% 0% 31% 64% 2% $52,588 37 -0.39 54 94% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,785
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,341
Est. In-State Cost $10,071
Est. Out-of-State Cost $21,139
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 51%
Transfer-Out Rate 21%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 33.3% 708 19% 3% 4% 24% 65% 2% $54,738 34 -0.10 59 92% —
Business & Economics 25.0% 531 37% 5% 7% 28% 54% 4% $59,711 4 -0.90 69 95% —
Health Sciences 15.3% 326 18% 9% 10% 29% 47% 3% $79,524 61 +0.49 89 95% 1.7%
Computer Science 8.4% 178 76% 4% 15% 29% 45% 3% $81,505 7 -1.15 90 93% —
Humanities 5.4% 114 30% 8% 5% 16% 61% 5% $54,349 48 -0.01 58 94% —
Arts 3.6% 77 51% 3% 5% 21% 69% 1% $43,063 15 -0.48 29 88% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.9% 62 31% 5% 6% 32% 50% 3% $61,748 23 -0.55 72 93% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.6% 56 25% 2% 9% 18% 66% 5% $56,125 33 -0.64 62 92% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 45 42% 9% 11% 22% 44% 9% $68,549 21 -0.48 80 92% —
Education 1.3% 27 15% 0% 4% 30% 59% 4% $65,456 94 +1.47 77 93% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $3.1M #258 71% $0.3M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.1M #315 69% $0.1M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.9M #328 69% $0.1M — — — —
Education $0.8M #256 98% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.2M #306 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #351 41% $0.0M 2 #219 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #292 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #497 0% $0.0M — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $6.1M #356 70% $0.4M 2 #546 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 31 $27K $27K $0
Soccer 29 $36K $36K $0
Baseball 26 $54K $54K $0
Basketball 17 $54K $54K $0
Volleyball 16 $30K $30K $0
Swimming 10 $21K $21K $0
Tennis 8 $12K $12K $0
Total 125 $237K $237K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 26 $26K $26K $0
Tennis 20 $25K $25K $0
Soccer 19 $33K $33K $0
Basketball 16 $67K $67K $0
Volleyball 15 $26K $26K $0
Softball 14 $41K $41K $0
Swimming 12 $18K $18K $0
Total 106 $239K $239K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 57 $54K $54K $0
Soccer 48 $70K $70K $0
Basketball 33 $121K $121K $0
Volleyball 31 $57K $57K $0
Tennis 28 $37K $37K $0
Baseball 26 $54K $54K $0
Swimming 22 $39K $39K $0
Softball 14 $41K $41K $0
Total 231 $1.0M $1.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 58%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 58% 58% 58%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional