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CUNY Lehman College

Bronx, New York·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·lehman.edu
6-yr Graduation
51%
-3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
13,324
peer median 16,237
Avg net price
$3,148
-$8.4k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

Lehman College is a public college in New York City, United States. Founded in 1931 as the Bronx campus of Hunter College, it became an independent college in 1967. The college is named after Herbert H. Lehman, a former New York governor, United States senator, and philanthropist. It is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY) and offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and specializations.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
22,347
22,347 candidates competed
Admitted
12,643
56.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,545
12.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
51%-3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
32%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
51%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

2.0pp gap
Pell recipients
52%396 of 766
Non-Pell (all)
50%123 of 246
Subsidized loan, no Pell
54%7 of 13
No Federal Aid
50%116 of 233

Pell recipients here graduate at a 2.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 89 Title IV programs, 43 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 45 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
89
Passing
43
48.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.1%
+0.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

89programs
  • Passing43 · 48.3%
  • No Data45 · 50.6%
  • Failing1 · 1.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
42
No data
45

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

44
Dance
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-31.5%
$23,522 vs $34,350
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+21.5%
$75,127 vs $61,854
Philosophy
Bachelor Degree · Philosophy And Religious Studies
+25.7%
$43,165 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+27.0%
$84,988 vs $66,899
Parks Recreation and Leisure Studies
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+37.3%
$47,163 vs $34,350
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+40.2%
$86,743 vs $61,854
Journalism
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+42.7%
$49,025 vs $34,350
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+46.3%
$50,265 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

35
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
44%
$36,412 debt · $82,388 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
44%
$38,169 debt · $86,743 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
42%
$32,526 debt · $77,884 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
34%
$26,305 debt · $78,311 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
32%
$27,475 debt · $84,758 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
29%
$14,794 debt · $50,334 earn
Ethnic Cultural Minority Gender and Group Studies
Bachelor Degree · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies
29%
$16,569 debt · $56,907 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
28%
$27,637 debt · $98,988 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1968Next review Jan 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 11

Action history · 15

  1. Feb 2026Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  2. Feb 2026Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  3. Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  4. Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  5. Jul 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$1,589
$30–48k$2,374
$48–75k$6,834
$75–110k$9,696
$110k+$13,600

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$3,148
-$8,383vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $11,531
Federal loans
11.7%
In-state tuition
$7,410
Out-of-state
$15,360

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 8,087 students received $47.3M in Pell grants, alongside $17.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
8,087
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$47.3M
$47,267,505 total
Direct Loans
$17.5M
2,284 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

8k
’20
8k
’21
8k
’22
8k
’23
8k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.6M
910 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.3M
731 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$10.4M
621 loan awards
Parent PLUS$76K
11 loan awards
Grad PLUS$153K
11 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,930 borrowers who entered repayment, 36 (1.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,930
Defaulted
36
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.6%
2017
5.8%
2018
5.5%
2019
1.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at CUNY Lehman College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs100
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,443 total completions
01Health Professions
52821.6%
02Business
41216.9%
03Education
35014.3%
04Psychology
31713.0%
05Social Sciences
2259.2%
06Public Admin
2148.8%
07Computer Sciences
1817.4%
08Visual/Performing Arts
793.2%
09Biological Sciences
743.0%
10English Language
632.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
13,324
12-mo unduplicated
17,327
Undergraduate
15,259
Graduate
2,068

Gender split

Men
34%5,916
Women
66%11,411

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
57.8%
Black
26.3%
Asian
6.6%
White
4.0%
Non-resident
3.3%
Two or more
1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
231
125 M · 106 W
Women athletes
45.9%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$13K
$14K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
31 M · 26 W
$55K
Soccer
29 M · 19 W
$70K
Basketball
17 M · 16 W
$121K
Volleyball
16 M · 15 W
$57K
Baseball
26 M · —
$54K
Swimming
10 M · 12 W
$40K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.32
17 offenses · 12,894 students

3-year trend

0.282 yrs ago0.851 yr ago1.32Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
32
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
4
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
6
Robbery
5
Aggravated assault
4
Burglary
1
Fondling
1

By location

17total
  • On campus2
  • Public property15

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
5
Dating violence
0
Stalking
8 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1
  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs10
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
391

CUNY Lehman College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CUNY Lehman College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCUNY Lehman College
51%—13,324$3,148Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Appalachian State University
75%90.1%21,570$16,836Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
86%31.3%23,069$16,665Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
68%75.2%27,636$11,531Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-Chico
63%92.7%15,257$14,480Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-Dominguez Hills
43%93.3%15,182$8,615Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-Los Angeles
53%91.3%23,163$3,967Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-Northridge
57%93.4%38,313$7,021Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-Sacramento
56%94.0%31,943$9,338Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-San Marcos
55%95.1%16,237$10,229Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
72%47.5%20,081$3,033Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Brooklyn College
54%58.4%14,390$3,103Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Hunter College
57%53.8%22,538$2,984Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
56%57.1%13,763$3,203Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Queens College
53%64.3%15,965$4,195Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Eastern Washington University
43%90.7%10,492$13,886Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Metropolitan State University of Denver
31%98.8%18,453$15,327Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Minnesota State University-Mankato
53%88.4%15,271$19,139Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Pennsylvania Western University
52%94.3%10,834$18,256Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
San Jose State University
69%84.6%37,661$13,760Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southeastern Louisiana University
45%99.3%14,426$13,154Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Towson University
69%82.0%19,401$17,413Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Troy University
49%96.0%13,658$16,527Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Houston-Downtown
33%90.0%13,730$10,542Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Maryland Global Campus
20%—63,012$22,063Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of North Georgia
50%67.9%19,291$9,823Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Western Washington University
65%93.2%14,710$21,193Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median54%90.1%16,237$11,531

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Explore the federal data for institutions in CUNY Lehman College's comparison group.

IPEDS

CUNY Lehman College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Data Analytics
Reports to Office of the Provost
Phone
718-960-7891
Address
Shuster Hall, Room 308, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468

Provide, analyze, and communicate information to stakeholders in support of decision making, program evaluation, strategic planning, assessment, and accreditation.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Alejandra Torres-Rodriguez
    Interim Administrative Specialist (Fiscal)

Reports & documents (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (5)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Frequently asked questions about CUNY Lehman College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CUNY Lehman College.

What is the graduation rate at CUNY Lehman College?

CUNY Lehman College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 51% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend CUNY Lehman College?

CUNY Lehman College reports a total enrollment of 13,324 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at CUNY Lehman College?

The average net price at CUNY Lehman College is $3,148 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at CUNY Lehman College?

CUNY Lehman College's yield rate is 12.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is CUNY Lehman College located?

CUNY Lehman College is located in Bronx, New York 10468.

Who runs Institutional Research at CUNY Lehman College?

CUNY Lehman College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Data Analytics, which reports to Office of the Provost.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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