Lehman College, CUNY: Statistics

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#1666 of 14,131 In the World
#470 of 2,597 In North America
#423 of 2,496 In the United States
#43 of 221 In New York State
#15 of 92 In New York City
#209 of 1,044 For Social Work
Top50% For 79 other topics
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Acceptance rate
58%
Aid receiving
93%
Undergraduates
12,375
Graduates
2,017
Male:Female Ratio
30:70
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
lehman.edu

Lehman College, CUNY Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Lehman College, CUNY has an acceptance rate of 58% and is among the top 19% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 58% 49% 64%
Applicants 20,132 7,809 12,323
Admissions 11,654 3,815 7,839
Freshmen enrolled full time 1,549 566 983
Freshmen enrolled part time 33 4 29

7,080 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

6,704 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Hispanic 7907 (55%)
Black or African American 3638 (25%)
White 1249 (9%)
Asian 959 (7%)
Nonresident Alien 396 (3%)
Two or more races 202 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 14 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 11 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$9,322
Students receiving aid
93%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $6,930$11,090
Tuition in-state $6,930$11,090
Tuition out-of-state $14,880$20,520
Fee in-district $480$480
Fee in-state $480$480
Fee out-of-state $480$480

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 19
Room charge $12,853

Lehman College, CUNY majors

Lehman College, CUNY has granted 2,958 bachelor's degrees across 48 programs and 832 master's across 36 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Lehman College, CUNY.

Major Bachelor Master
Business Administration and Management, General 328 42
Psychology, General 324
Sociology, General 248
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration & Management 234
Social Work 143 70
Accounting 176 33
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 199
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 121
Computer Science 114 4
Public Health Education and Promotion 73 29
Family Practice Nurse & Nursing 101
English Language and Literature, General 93
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 88 4
Dietetics & Dietitian 87
Information Science & Studies 83
Anthropology, General 72
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 66
Mass Communication & Media Studies 63
Organizational Leadership 57
Mathematics Teacher Education 51
Mathematics, General 37 8
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 43
Chemistry, General 39
Political Science and Government, General 39
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 38
Social Studies Teacher Education 37
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 34
Education & Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 34
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 34
Spanish Language and Literature 28 5
Therapeutic Recreation & Recreational Therapy 33
Philosophy 28
Elementary Education and Teaching 2 25
History, General 23 4
Art & Art Studies, General 26
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 26
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 25
Education & Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 23
Economics, General 20
African-American & Black Studies 19
Journalism 16
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General 15
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 15
Fine & Studio Arts, General 9 5
Visual and Performing Arts, General 14
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 13
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education 13
Education & Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs 12
Health Teacher Education 12
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 3 8
Music, General 11
Environmental Studies 10
Linguistics 8
Music Teacher Education 8
Reading Teacher Education 8
Spanish Language Teacher Education 4 4
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 7
Education & Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 7
Geology & Earth Science, General 7
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 7
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 7
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 6
Graphic Design 5
History Teacher Education 5
Physics, General 5
Art Teacher Education 3
Public Health, General 3
French Language and Literature 2
Geography 2
Pediatric Nurse & Nursing 2
Dance, General 1
Grand Total 2,958 832

Lehman College, CUNY has a graduation rate of 53%, which is among the 47% lowest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 53% 47% 57%
  • Full-time retention rate - 74%
  • Part-time retention rate - 45%

Publications & Citations

Lehman College, CUNY has published 5,243 scientific papers with 91,018 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Medicine, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Political Science, and Philosophy.

Publications
5,243
Citations
91,018

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
3,051 / 43,475
Biology
2,189 / 48,878
Medicine
1,969 / 40,724
Computer Science
1,859 / 39,235
Physics
1,795 / 38,893
Engineering
1,748 / 37,439
Environmental Science
1,703 / 31,156
Chemistry
1,634 / 41,500
Political Science
1,615 / 19,760
Philosophy
1,596 / 21,596
Law
1,517 / 19,612
Psychology
1,508 / 28,928
Sociology
1,492 / 19,675
Quantum and Particle physics
1,235 / 29,375
Mathematics
1,136 / 19,703
History
1,017 / 11,748
Geography and Cartography
976 / 16,017
Economics
910 / 12,581
Biochemistry
888 / 23,234
Linguistics
885 / 13,766
Business
822 / 13,243
Genetics
807 / 20,044
Geology
765 / 16,072
Organic Chemistry
729 / 20,672
Archaeology
692 / 10,913
Statistics
653 / 14,505
Art & Design
650 / 6,757
Ecology
648 / 14,773
Pathology
642 / 16,211
Materials Science
639 / 16,228
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
630 / 12,593
Paleontology
592 / 13,331
Psychiatry
559 / 13,696
Neuroscience
532 / 13,192
Botany
505 / 14,112
Development Studies
498 / 5,992
Social Psychology
467 / 8,667
Anthropology
400 / 6,666
Mechanical Engineering
397 / 6,768
Education Majors
391 / 3,630

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 82 358
1991 57 463
1992 61 501
1993 62 533
1994 64 688
1995 72 624
1996 70 669
1997 56 785
1998 72 849
1999 69 897
2000 88 1043
2001 68 1128
2002 88 1311
2003 78 1252
2004 115 1551
2005 96 1569
2006 104 1662
2007 117 1947
2008 135 2199
2009 125 2236
2010 138 2592
2011 145 2841
2012 130 3203
2013 150 3583
2014 182 3994
2015 174 4033
2016 146 4123
2017 167 4419
2018 195 4409
2019 233 5771
2020 249 6647
2021 279 8385
2022 210 7858
Academic rankings

Lehman College, CUNY alumni

  1. Ron Perlman

    Ron Perlman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-.. (age 73)
    Enrolled in Lehman College, CUNY
    In 1971 graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre
    Occupations
    film actorcomediantelevision actorscreenwritervoice actor
    Biography

    Ronald Perlman is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in Quest for Fire (1981), Salvatore in The Name of the Rose (1986), Vincent in the television series Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990), for which he won a Golden Globe Award, One in The City of Lost Children (1995), Johner in Alien Resurrection (1997), Hellboy in both Hellboy (2004) and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Clay Morrow on the television series Sons of Anarchy (2008–2013), Nino in Drive (2011) and Benedict Drask in Don't Look Up (2021).

  2. Elizabeth Rodriguez

    Elizabeth Rodriguez
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1980-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    television actorstage actorfilm actor
    Biography

    Elizabeth Rodriguez is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Aleida Diaz in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black. She received a Tony Award nomination and won an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Theatre World Award for her performance in Stephen Adly Guirgis' 2011 play The Motherfucker with the Hat. In 2015, she starred in the first season of AMC's post-apocalyptic horror drama series Fear the Walking Dead. She also played Gabriela Lopez in the 2017 film Logan.

  3. André Aciman

    André Aciman
    Born in
    Egypt Flag Egypt
    Years
    1951-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    authorwriterromanistliterary theoristliterary critic
    Biography

    André Aciman is an Italian-American writer. Born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt, he is currently a distinguished professor at the Graduate Center of City University of New York, where he teaches the history of literary theory and the works of Marcel Proust. Aciman previously taught creative writing at New York University and French literature at Princeton and Bard College.

  4. Letitia James

    Letitia James
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1958-.. (age 65)
    Enrolled in Lehman College, CUNY
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    lawyerpoliticianjournalist
    Biography

    Letitia Ann James is an American lawyer and politician. She is a member of the Democratic Party and the current Attorney General of New York (NYAG), having won the 2018 election to succeed appointed AG Barbara Underwood. James is the first African American and first woman to be elected to the position.

All 25 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names Lehman College
Lehman
Founded 1968
Colors royal blue, yellow, white
Academic calendar September to May
Total FTE staff 1,237
Carnegie classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs

Location and contacts

Address 250 Bedford Park Blvd West
Bronx, New York, 10468
United States
City population 8,804,000
Phone 7189608000

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