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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    California State University-Long Beach has 3.4× as many undergrads as CUNY Lehman

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    CUNY Lehman has 10 pts more Pell recipients than California State University-Long Beach (60% vs. 50%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    California State University-Long Beach is more diverse (index 0.66 vs. 0.59)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
CUNY Lehman10.7K
California State University-Long Beach35.9K
Pell Grant share
CUNY Lehman60%
California State University-Long Beach50%
First-gen share
CUNY Lehman52%
California State University-Long Beach49%
Diversity index
CUNY Lehman0.59
California State University-Long Beach0.66

Who they are

Men
CUNY Lehman35%
California State University-Long Beach41%
Part-time students
CUNY Lehman31%
California State University-Long Beach15%
Students 25 and older
CUNY Lehman32%
California State University-Long Beach16%

Race & ethnicity

CUNY Lehman
California State University-Long Beach
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
CUNY Lehman84%
California State University-Long Beach97%
First-years from other states
CUNY Lehman0%
California State University-Long Beach1%
First-years from abroad
CUNY Lehman4%
California State University-Long Beach2%
New transfer students this fall
CUNY Lehman1,523
California State University-Long Beach4,597
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
CUNY Lehman50%
California State University-Long Beach41%

Campus

CUNY Lehman
Large cityNo college housingNCAA D-III · City University of New York Athletic ConferenceStudy abroad
California State University-Long Beach
Large cityNCAA D-I · Big West ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why