CUNY Lehman College

Lehman College was established in 1931 as the Bronx campus of Hunter College. In 1968, it became an independent college. It is administered by the City University of New York (CUNY) system. The college was named for Herbert Lehman, the former New York governor and an U.S senator. Lehman College's campus covers more than 35 acres in Bronx, New York, and is located near the Jerome Park Reservoir.

Lehman College has over 90 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and is divided into various academic units. Some of these are journalism, communication and theatre, counseling, leadership, literacy and special education, physics and astronomy, and mathematics and computer science. Scholarships offered by the college include the Lehman College Academic Scholarship, Native American Scholarship Aid, Peter F. Vallone Academic Scholarship, and many more.

There are a wide variety of active student organizations at Lehman College including the National Association of Black Accountants, African Students Association, Italian Club, Musical Performance Club, and Student Theatre Association.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in medical adminstration, nursing and emergency medicine, education and teaching, fine arts, and family and social work.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Selective admissions.
• High faculty salary.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High female/male ratio.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Students

Student enrollment was 10,922 in 2007-2008 (8,530 full-time equivalent).

About 31% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 69% of the class.

Undergrads are 81% of enrolled students and graduate students are 19%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Lehman College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Athletics

The school is in the City University of New York Athletic Conference for major sports.

Admissions (2008-2009)

SAT Test Scores: