Bronx, NY · Public · 10,696 undergraduates · urban
CUNY Lehman College
Moderately selective
Lehman serves the Bronx through strong health, nursing, education, social-service, business, and liberal-arts pathways on a comparatively spacious urban campus.
Institutional profile
Highly regarded Exceptional in affordability, and exceptional in mobility.- Admission
- 55.4% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 58.1%
20,954 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$58,013 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets CUNY Lehman College apart
Academic design
Nursing, health sciences, education, social work, business, sciences, and liberal arts align closely with city workforce needs.
Campus pattern
Leafy Bronx campus provides a more traditional physical setting than many Manhattan CUNY campuses.
Career & value signal
New York hospitals, schools, government, nonprofits, and businesses create extensive local opportunities.
Can I get in?
55.4% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
20,954About 55 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 2% submitted an SAT. Scores were rare in this class, so the SAT range says more about who volunteered one than about who was admitted.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for CUNY Lehman College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What CUNY Lehman College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Nursing, health sciences, education, social work, business, sciences, and liberal arts align closely with city workforce needs.
Make institutional fit specific
Lehman serves the Bronx through strong health, nursing, education, social-service, business, and liberal-arts pathways on a comparatively spacious urban campus.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
$65 application fee
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Health professionsAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at CUNY Lehman College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Psychology, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Admits separately
Sociology
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
CUNY Lehman College beyond the classroom
Leafy Bronx campus provides a more traditional physical setting than many Manhattan CUNY campuses.
A defining academic feature
Nursing, health sciences, education, social work, business, sciences, and liberal arts align closely with city workforce needs.
What shapes an ordinary week
Leafy Bronx campus provides a more traditional physical setting than many Manhattan CUNY campuses.
Where the degree can lead
New York hospitals, schools, government, nonprofits, and businesses create extensive local opportunities.