CUNY Lehman College
Bronx, New York · Also known as Lehman | Lehman College · Website
$58,013
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$58,013
median earnings, 10 years after starting
CUNY Lehman College is a public 4-year college in Bronx, New York with 10,696 undergraduates and 1,707 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $3,148 a year (tuition and fees $7,410 in-state, $15,360 out-of-state). It admits 57% of applicants and 51% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $58,013 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,950 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$3,148
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$7,410
Out-of-state $15,360
Admission rate
57%
US median 78%
Completion rate
51%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,950
About $116 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$58,013
Rank 910 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $3,148
- Tuition in-state
- $7,410
- Tuition out-of-state
- $15,360
- Cost of attendance
- $14,121
- Students with a need-based grant
- 60%
- Students with federal loans
- 12%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $1,589
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $2,374
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $6,834
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $9,696
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $13,600
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,760 in 2015-16 to $7,410 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 970
- Undergraduates
- 10,696
- Graduate students
- 1,707
- Part-time students
- 31%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 51%
- Retention rate
- 73%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 98
- Endowment
- $37.6M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 910 of 5,094 US colleges and 101 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $3,148 | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,410 | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 57% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 51% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 73% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,950 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $51,067 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $58,013 | $47,733 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 51% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
98 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 332 | $8,500 | $36,913 | $54,063 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 279 | $10,963 | $42,890 | $62,496 | $68,257 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 197 | $11,216 | $42,389 | $57,722 | $58,716 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 168 | $25,000 | $75,783 | $84,758 | $64,397 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 158 | $11,045 | $42,710 | $54,906 | $52,657 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 145 | $13,341 | $101,531 | $119,115 | $88,910 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 144 | $11,617 | $43,728 | $66,240 | $76,194 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 140 | $14,000 | $42,300 | $62,955 | $51,790 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 106 | $14,983 | $33,641 | $52,420 | $57,214 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 100 | $10,985 | $59,516 | $85,351 | $107,009 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 90 | $20,500 | $80,081 | $87,910 | $63,707 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 82 | $22,052 | $150,048 | $144,722 | $120,193 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 80 | $8,000 | $36,241 | $61,761 | $58,928 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $10,500 | $34,337 | $54,674 | $48,590 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $12,012 | $34,988 | $50,455 | $55,753 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | $13,400 | $50,133 | $73,936 | $85,294 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 64 | $29,986 | $63,051 | $77,884 | $65,123 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 64 | $19,848 | $68,813 | $84,988 | $103,485 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $9,880 | $29,538 | $57,091 | $54,562 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 61 | $25,825 | $62,489 | $78,311 | $59,916 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $10,710 | $32,484 | $50,265 | $56,359 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $13,936 | $41,255 | $56,615 | $58,808 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 52 | Withheld | $101,369 | Withheld | $69,444 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $10,663 | $38,879 | $60,488 | $46,676 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $10,065 | $27,582 | $50,334 | $41,367 |
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Questions and answers
How much does CUNY Lehman College cost?
$3,148 a year is the average net price at CUNY Lehman College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,410 for in-state students and $15,360 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,121. Families earning under $30,000 pay $1,589 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at CUNY Lehman College?
57% of applicants are admitted to CUNY Lehman College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 970. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do CUNY Lehman College graduates earn?
$58,013 a year is the median pay of former CUNY Lehman College students who work, 10 years after they started ($51,067 after 6 years). That ranks 910 of 5,094 US colleges and 101 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $150,048.
How much student debt do CUNY Lehman College graduates have?
$10,950 is the median federal student loan debt of CUNY Lehman College graduates, about $116 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 12% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at CUNY Lehman College?
51% of first-time, full-time students at CUNY Lehman College finish within 6 years. 73% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at CUNY Lehman College?
Psychology, General (332 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (279 bachelor's graduates), Health and Medical Administrative Services (197 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 98 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.