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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.
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Campus LocationBedford Park Blvd W Bronx, NY 10468 USA Main Tel: (718) 960-8000 Web Site The campus is in a large city. |
HighlightsWhere 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)| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
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| Bachelor | 1,383 | 43 | | Master | 654 | 32 | | Post-master's certificate | 33 | 6 |
StudentsStudent 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)| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 4,340 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 8,980 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,016 |
Financial Aid: Lehman College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2008-2009): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 210 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 130 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 33 |
Housing and MealsOn-campus housing is not available.
AthleticsThe school is in the City University of New York Athletic Conference for major sports.
Admissions (2008-2009)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 28% | | Women | 33% | | All | 31% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 400-490 | | Math | 400-500 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (284 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (52 awarded) - Computer Science
- Information Science/Studies
DESIGN (5 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (10 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (532 awarded) - Art Teacher Education
- Bilingual and Multilingual Education
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
- Health Teacher Education
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Music Teacher Education
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Reading Teacher Education
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- Social Studies Teacher Education
- Spanish Language Teacher Education
- Special Education and Teaching
- Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (161 awarded) - Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
- Social Work
FINE ARTS (21 awarded) LIBERAL ARTS (334 awarded) - African-American/Black Studies
- Anthropology
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- Geography
- Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
- History
- Latin American Studies
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Linguistics
- Political Science and Government
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
MATHEMATICS (18 awarded) MEDIA (40 awarded) - Journalism
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (82 awarded) - Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
- Public Health Education and Promotion
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (126 awarded) - Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
MEDICINE (4 awarded) - Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
MUSIC (6 awarded) NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (208 awarded) - Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
- Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
- Nursing
- Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
- Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (54 awarded) - Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
- Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded) SCIENCE (34 awarded) - Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (94 awarded)
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