by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege 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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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.
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.
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.
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%.
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%.
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%
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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.
| $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.
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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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/ |
| 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 |
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 |
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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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