CUNY Lehman College
Bronx, New York · Public · 10,696 undergraduates · lehman.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
57%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
850 to 1150
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$40,470Est.Estimate
$49,040 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at CUNY Lehman College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
57% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$49,040
a year in 2027-28, from a $49,040 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1000
Send your score
About 96% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 910, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Apply Now | Lehman College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Feb1Priority deadline · February 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
57%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 850 to 1150
Reading and Writing 440 to 590
Math 410 to 560
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$40,470
a year, in state
$49,040
a year, out of state (tuition $16,420)
- Tuition (in state)$7,850
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000Not reported
- $30,001 to $48,000$110
- $48,001 to $75,000$3,967
- $75,001 to $110,000$7,858
- Over $110,000$11,595
Financial aidEstimate
94%
of freshmen receive grants
$10,151
average grant to freshmen
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
43 of 43
Earn credit with a score of 3
43 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $790Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART-1000 |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART-101 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART-299 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART-102 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AAS 166 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARH-1000 |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ARH-167 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIO-173 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO-166 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MAT-172 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MAT-175 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MAT-175 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MAT-175 & MAT-176 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 3 | ELEC-1000 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHE-1000 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 10 | CHE-166 & CHE-167 & CHE-168 & CHE-169 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHI-1000 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | CHI-2000 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL-150 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POL-268 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CIS-299 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CIS-166 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | ELEC-1000 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CIS-1000 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART-1000 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART-100 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG-1000 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG-111 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG-135 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG-222 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENV-1000 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | ENV-210 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIS-242 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FRE-1000 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FRE-2000 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GER-299 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | GER-2000 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEH-1000 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GEH-101 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | ITA-1000 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | ITA-2000 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | JAL-299 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | JAL-2000 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LAT-299 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | LAT-2000 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO-166 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO-167 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 3 | 3 | MSP-299 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | 3 | MSP-1000 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 3 | 3 | MSP-299 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 4 | 3 | MSP-1000 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MST-299 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | MST-100 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 5 | PHY-166 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 5 | PHY-167 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | PHY-299 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 5 | PHY-169 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | PHY-299 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 5 | PHY-168 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MAT 104 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MAT172 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY-1000 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY-166 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | HUM-1000 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | ELEC-1000 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA-2002 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPA 299 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA-2001 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPA 265 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MAT-1000 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MAT-132 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL-166 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIS-243 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIS-242 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
48%
Come back for a second year
73%
Typical earnings
$65,181
a year, 10 years after starting here
- CUNY Lehman College$65,933
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 29 majors here have earnings data.
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