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 451 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is physical education teaching & coaching.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Lehman is ranked #856 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Out of the 142 colleges in New York, Lehman is ranked at #57.
If you're applying to Lehman College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 58%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Lehman College, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 38%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Lehman College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Lehman is 24%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Lehman College.
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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $881 | $3,381 | $8,084 | $9,585 | $13,494 |
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 4% of students took out student loans averaging $5,268 a year. That adds up to $21,072 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Lehman is 5.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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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 | 328 | $39,507 |
| General Psychology | 324 | $35,822 |
| Sociology | 248 | $35,404 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 234 | $41,582 |
| Nursing | 199 | $89,786 |
| Accounting | 176 | $41,853 |
| Social Work | 143 | $36,272 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 143 | NA |
| Communication Sciences | 121 | $30,172 |
| Computer Science | 114 | $50,118 |
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 2020-2021, 13,784 students took at least one online class at Lehman College. This is a decrease from the 15,047 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 13,784 | 6,704 |
| 2019-2020 | 15,047 | 13,804 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,049 | 496 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,451 | 407 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,626 | 252 |
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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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