Academic Life at CUNY Lehman College

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at CUNY Lehman College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

With 15 students per faculty member, CUNY Lehman College is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. At CUNY Lehman College, 42% of instructors are full time, close to the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Most Popular Majors

Students at CUNY Lehman College can choose from 49 majors with reported graduates spanning 22 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at CUNY Lehman College are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at CUNY Lehman College.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at CUNY Lehman College:

• Looking for flexibility? CUNY Lehman College may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 8,714 undergraduates take at least some classes online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (73% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of CUNY Lehman College.

Dig Deeper into Academics on CUNY Lehman College

Each page below covers one part of academic life at CUNY Lehman College in more detail:

• Academic Majors at CUNY Lehman College — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty & Class Sizes at CUNY Lehman College — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation & Retention at CUNY Lehman College — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Online Learning at CUNY Lehman College — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation Detail at CUNY Lehman College — the schools accreditation and what it means