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CUNY Lehman College

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Bronx, NY
Population 14,000,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,438
Men / Women 35% / 65%
Hispanic 52%
Black 24%
White 10%
Asian 8%
International 3%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%
From State 87%
From Region 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 36%
Business & Economics 27%
Health Sciences 17%
Computer Science 7%
Life & Natural Sciences 7%
Arts 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%
Education 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,410
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,360
Est. In-State Cost $9,586
Est. Out-of-State Cost $19,870
10-Year ROI $253,000
ROI Percentile 93th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

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

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #282
Life & Natural Sciences $4M #321
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #467
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 2 #552
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #575

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Humanities 318 35% / 65% 3% $47,993 88%
Africana Studies 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $55,769 70 94%
Comparative Literature 4 25% / 75% 0% $52,080 62
English 79 18% / 82% 3% $46,983 50 90%
French 1 0% / 100% 0% $56,000 70 100%
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $55,769 70 94%
History 23 +1 43% / 57% 9% $54,924 68 95%
Journalism 7 43% / 57% 0% $61,643 79 82%
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 5 +2 20% / 80% 0% $55,198 69
Linguistics 6 50% / 50% 0% $55,486 69
Mass Communication/Media Studies 54 48% / 52% 4% $53,336 65 84%
Philosophy 11 +1 18% / 82% 0% $42,302 36 97%
Spanish 11 36% / 64% 0% $56,000 70 100%
General Education 5 40% / 60% 0% $56,723 71
Art History 5 40% / 60% 0% $46,586 49 80%
Dance 14 21% / 79% 0% $23,052 3 96%
Fine Arts 38 +1 29% / 71% 0% $46,586 49 80%
Fine/Studio Arts 16 50% / 50% 0% $46,586 49 80%
Graphic Design 15 53% / 47% 7% $46,737 49
Music 3 67% / 33% 0% $43,750 41
Theater 12 75% / 25% 8% $27,637 6
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 457 44% / 56% 3% $57,807 91%
Accounting 162 40% / 60% 6% $62,028 79 91%
Business Management and Administration 277 45% / 55% 1% $55,567 69 91%
Economics 18 +1 61% / 39% 6% $54,306 67 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 8 38% / 62% 0% $87,816 93%
Biology Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $92,452 97 93%
Early Childhood Education $75,035 90
History Teacher Education 4 50% / 50% 0% $83,181 95
Spanish Language Teacher Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $92,452 97 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health Sciences, Human Services, and Nursing 770 17% / 83% 3% $74,698 95%
Dietetics/Dietitian 61 16% / 84% 2% $59,461 76 90%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 44 57% / 43% 5% $55,949 70 100%
Nursing 170 14% / 86% 5% $128,057 100 99%
Public Health Education and Promotion 50 +1 20% / 80% 0% $62,041 79 93%
Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences 89 +2 8% / 92% 1% $67,388 85 91%
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 38 8% / 92% 0% $50,570 59 95%
Health Services Administration 184 +1 17% / 83% 4% $59,983 76 95%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 9 67% / 33% 0% $46,220 48 100%
Social Work 125 +1 12% / 88% 2% $57,482 73 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Natural and Social Sciences 816 32% / 68% 2% $59,702 93%
Computer Science 106 +1 80% / 20% 5% $89,305 97 95%
Information Science/Studies 53 77% / 23% 6% $74,891 90 88%
Chemistry 20 40% / 60% 5% $59,205 75 100%
Geological/Earth Sciences $59,585 76
Mathematics 26 +1 38% / 62% 0% $61,161 78 100%
Physics 5 40% / 60% 0% $63,440 81
Biology 80 32% / 68% 1% $66,917 84 90%
Environmental Studies 13 54% / 46% 0% $54,296 67
Anthropology 42 29% / 71% 2% $55,905 70 92%
Geography 2 100% / 0% 50% $53,832 66
Political Science 26 +2 31% / 69% 0% $58,797 75 89%
Psychology 315 +2 14% / 86% 2% $49,133 56 94%
Sociology 128 +1 16% / 84% 1% $52,108 62 92%