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Lehman College Data & Information Overview

30 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
55% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Lehman College Ranked?

#886 Best Colleges in Nation
#81 Best Colleges in NY
Registered Nursing Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Lehman College was awarded 30 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.

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Overall Quality

Lehman landed the #886 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

Out of the 136 colleges in New York, Lehman is ranked at #81.

See all of the rankings for Lehman College.

Is It Hard to Get Into Lehman?

55% Acceptance Rate
65% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Lehman College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 55%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Learn more about Lehman College admissions.

Lehman College Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
40% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Lehman College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Lehman College is 40%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  40 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Lehman College

71% Freshmen Retention
28% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Lehman College is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  71 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Lehman have a four-year graduation rate of 28%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  28 out of 100
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Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Lehman College.

Lehman College Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,380 Full-Time Undergraduates
92.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
67.4% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 12,833 undergraduates at Lehman with 8,380 being full-time and 4,453 being part-time.

How Much Does Lehman College Cost?

$4,034 Net Price
3% Take Out Loans
$21,536 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Lehman is $4,034. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Lehman

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$2,699 $4,403 $8,026 $9,766 $13,202

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Lehman, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Lehman, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $5,384 a year. That adds up to $21,536 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Lehman Graduates Make?

$58,013 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Lehman make about $58,013 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for Lehman students since it is 18% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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See which majors at Lehman College make the most money.

Location of Lehman College

New York State
8,380 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Located in Bronx, New York, Lehman College is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Contact details for Lehman are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 250 Bedford Park Blvd West, Bronx, NY 10468
Phone: 718-960-8000
Website: www.lehman.edu/

Lehman College Majors

63 Majors With Completions
7,945 Undergraduate Degrees
8,264 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 63 majors graduated from Lehman College. Of these students, 7,945 received undergraduate degrees and 8,264 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 392 $42,890
General Psychology 319 $36,913
Health & Medical Administrative Services 217 $42,389
Social Work 215 $42,300
Sociology 190 $42,710
Accounting 186 $43,728
Teacher Education Subject Specific 171 NA
General English Literature 167 $34,337
Nursing 167 $101,531
Communication Sciences 165 $36,241

Learn more about the majors offered at Lehman College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Lehman

73% Take At Least One Class Online
25% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2022-2023, 9,462 students took at least one online class at Lehman College. This is a decrease from the 13,784 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2022-2023 9,462 3,191
2021-2022 13,784 6,704
2020-2021 15,047 13,804
2018-2019 3,451 407

Learn more about online learning at Lehman College.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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