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CUNY Lehman College

CUNY Lehman College is a public campus in Bronx proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$2,047

family income
under $30k

$3,756

$30–48k

$7,516

$48–75k

$9,173

$75–110k

$10,803

over $110k

Average net price

$3,1482023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at CUNY Lehman College has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $5,465 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $3,148.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$3,355
2009	$2,954
2010	$2,773
2011	$3,956
2012	$4,299
2013	$2,374
2014	$5,465
2015	$3,457
2016	$1,886
2017	$2,910
2018	$1,814
2019	$2,614
2020	$2,615
2021	$4,034
2022	$3,482
2023	$3,148

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$14,1212024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at CUNY Lehman College rose from $10,584 (2009) to $14,121 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$10,584
2010	$11,451
2011	$11,725
2012	$12,859
2013	$12,957
2014	$11,863
2015	$16,445
2016	$14,483
2017	$13,568
2018	$14,359
2019	$13,245
2020	$13,704
2021	$13,682
2022	$13,565
2023	$13,456
2024	$14,121

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,320	$6,920
2001	$3,320	$6,920
2002	$3,470	$7,070
2003	$4,270	$8,910
2004	$4,270	$8,910
2005	$4,290	$8,930
2006	$4,290	$8,930
2007	$4,290	$8,930
2008	$4,340	$8,980
2013	$6,108	$12,618
2014	$6,408	$13,218
2015	$6,760	$13,870
2016	$6,812	$13,922
2017	$7,010	$14,400
2018	$7,210	$14,880
2019	$7,410	$15,360
2020	$7,410	$15,360
2021	$7,410	$15,360
2022	$7,410	$15,360
2023	$7,410	$15,360

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

CUNY Lehman College reports tuition of $7,410 for in-state students and $15,360 for out-of-state students. Check CUNY Lehman College’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 10,696 undergrads, CUNY Lehman College is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

51.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at CUNY Lehman College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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51.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at CUNY Lehman College rose from 21.5% (entered 1991) to 51.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	21.5%
1992 cohort	25%
1993 cohort	25.2%
1994 cohort	28.4%
1995 cohort	29.6%
1996 cohort	29.6%
1997 cohort	31.9%
1998 cohort	35.3%
1999 cohort	33.9%
2000 cohort	30.3%
2001 cohort	33.6%
2002 cohort	33.6%
2003 cohort	30.8%
2004 cohort	34.5%
2005 cohort	40.4%
2006 cohort	34.9%
2007 cohort	37%
2008 cohort	37.1%
2009 cohort	37.8%
2010 cohort	43.6%
2011 cohort	45.6%
2012 cohort	49%
2013 cohort	52.9%
2014 cohort	53.2%
2015 cohort	53.1%
2016 cohort	53.7%
2017 cohort	49.3%
2018 cohort	51.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$5,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$5,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$5,438	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$5,670	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$5,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$5,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$5,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$6,085	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$6,000	$3,800
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$5,500	$4,148
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$7,075	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$7,701	$4,790
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$7,789	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$9,219	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$10,000	$5,255
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$9,993	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$10,500	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$10,830	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$10,812	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$10,950	$6,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$51,067

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$54,571

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$58,013

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

CUNY Lehman College admitted 12,643 of 22,347 applicants in Fall 2024. The 56.6% rate describes that application pool.

56.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $7,410 in-state tuition · 2023–24 10,696 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 850–11501600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, CUNY Lehman College received 22,347 applications and admitted 12,643 (56.6%), with 1,545 enrolling.

CUNY Lehman College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For CUNY Lehman College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 440–590 and Math was 410–560 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 850–1150 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	440	500	590
SAT Math	410	470	560

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

56.6%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	48.4%
Fall 2002	38.7%
Fall 2003	30.3%
Fall 2004	30.1%
Fall 2005	37.1%
Fall 2006	33.9%
Fall 2007	35.1%
Fall 2008	30.9%
Fall 2009	32%
Fall 2010	22.7%
Fall 2011	21.5%
Fall 2012	20.3%
Fall 2013	23.3%
Fall 2014	28.9%
Fall 2015	29.9%
Fall 2016	32.5%
Fall 2017	35%
Fall 2018	39.7%
Fall 2019	37.8%
Fall 2020	47%
Fall 2021	57.9%
Fall 2022	55.3%
Fall 2023	55.4%
Fall 2024	56.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

850–1150Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	788	990
Fall 2002	820	1010
Fall 2003	810	1020
Fall 2004	820	1010
Fall 2005	823	1030
Fall 2006	810	1000
Fall 2007	810	1000
Fall 2008	800	990
Fall 2009	830	990
Fall 2010	900	1050
Fall 2011	930	1090
Fall 2012	910	1080
Fall 2013	940	1100
Fall 2014	930	1060
Fall 2015	940	1110
Fall 2016	910	1080
Fall 2017	970	1100
Fall 2018	980	1110
Fall 2019	1010	1130
Fall 2020	960	1080
Fall 2023	860	1220
Fall 2024	850	1150

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

10,696Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at CUNY Lehman College rose from 6,761 (Fall 2002) to 10,696 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	6,761
Fall 2003	7,044
Fall 2004	7,569
Fall 2005	7,805
Fall 2006	8,136
Fall 2007	8,236
Fall 2008	8,571
Fall 2009	8,821
Fall 2010	8,810
Fall 2011	8,948
Fall 2012	8,853
Fall 2013	9,020
Fall 2014	9,417
Fall 2015	9,874
Fall 2016	10,311
Fall 2017	10,949
Fall 2018	11,559
Fall 2019	11,797
Fall 2020	12,087
Fall 2021	11,609
Fall 2022	10,485
Fall 2023	10,438
Fall 2024	10,696

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

73%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at CUNY Lehman College has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 86% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 73%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	76%
Fall 2003 cohort	74%
Fall 2004 cohort	74%
Fall 2005 cohort	77%
Fall 2006 cohort	73%
Fall 2007 cohort	72%
Fall 2008 cohort	77%
Fall 2009 cohort	80%
Fall 2010 cohort	79%
Fall 2011 cohort	82%
Fall 2012 cohort	81%
Fall 2013 cohort	83%
Fall 2014 cohort	83%
Fall 2015 cohort	86%
Fall 2016 cohort	83%
Fall 2017 cohort	81%
Fall 2018 cohort	83%
Fall 2019 cohort	81%
Fall 2020 cohort	74%
Fall 2021 cohort	71%
Fall 2022 cohort	74%
Fall 2023 cohort	73%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about CUNY Lehman College

59.9% of CUNY Lehman College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes CUNY Lehman College as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 10,696 undergraduates live off campus, and 73.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

CUNY Lehman College's SAT section-percentile sums are 850–1150 — their midpoint is below the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on CUNY Lehman College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How CUNY Lehman College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

CUNY Lehman College56.6%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

CUNY Lehman College$7,410

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

CUNY Lehman College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

CUNY Lehman College$58,013

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

CUNY Lehman College, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	CUNY Lehman College	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	56.6%	70.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$7,410	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$58,013	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For CUNY Lehman College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

CUNY Lehman College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 29 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$119,115
Computer Science	$85,351
Information Science/Studies	$73,936
Mathematics	$71,718
Accounting and Related Services	$66,240
Social Work	$62,955
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$62,496
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$61,761
History	$61,512
Anthropology	$60,488
Chemistry	$60,413
Political Science and Government	$59,020
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$57,722
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$57,143
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$57,091
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$56,907
Public Health	$56,615
Sociology	$54,906
English Language and Literature, General	$54,674
Psychology, General	$54,063
Biology, General	$52,420
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$51,602
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$50,455
Fine and Studio Arts	$50,334
Communication and Media Studies	$50,265
Journalism	$49,025
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	$47,163
Philosophy	$43,165
Dance	$23,522

These 29 fields listed for CUNY Lehman College measure earnings after completion. The $58,013 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 20 additional CUNY Lehman College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does CUNY Lehman College report?

CUNY Lehman College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 850–1150 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is CUNY Lehman College's acceptance rate?

56.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 12,643 admitted from 22,347 applicants.

How much does CUNY Lehman College cost?

In-state tuition is $7,410; out-of-state students pay $15,360. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does CUNY Lehman College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $58,013. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice — 57.1% admitted
CUNY Hunter College — 53.8% admitted
CUNY Brooklyn College — 58.4% admitted
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College — 47.5% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.