Quad

Head-to-head

CUNY Lehman
U. West Alabama

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. West Alabama's yield is 21 pts higher than CUNY Lehman's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    CUNY Lehman has 3.6× as many undergrads as U. West Alabama

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    CUNY Lehman graduates 16 pts more of its students than U. West Alabama (58% vs. 42%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    CUNY Lehman grads earn $13.8K more ten years out than U. West Alabama's ($58,013 vs. $44,232)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    CUNY Lehman has 12 pts more first-gen students than U. West Alabama (52% vs. 40%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    U. West Alabama admits 43% vs. 57% at CUNY Lehman

    Acceptance rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

U. West Alabama admits 43%, CUNY Lehman 57%; U. West Alabama's yield is higher, at 33%.

Acceptance rate
CUNY Lehman57%
U. West Alabama43%
Quad's selectivity
  • CUNY LehmanAccessible
  • U. West AlabamaSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
CUNY Lehman
850–1150
U. West Alabama
860–1120
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CUNY LehmanGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • U. West AlabamaGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

CUNY Lehman has 3.6× as many undergrads as U. West Alabama and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
CUNY Lehman10.7K
U. West Alabama3K
Pell Grant share
CUNY Lehman60%
U. West Alabama58%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at CUNY Lehman, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at U. West Alabama; CUNY Lehman has 15 students per faculty member to U. West Alabama's 19.

Students per faculty member
CUNY Lehman15 to 1
U. West Alabama19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CUNY LehmanPsychology, General15%
  • U. West AlabamaMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other25%

What each costs

Only U. West Alabama reports an average cost ($16K).

Average cost, all students
CUNY LehmanNot reported
U. West Alabama$16K
Aid generosity
CUNY LehmanNot reported
U. West Alabama35%

What each pays off

CUNY Lehman's former students earn more, a median $58K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 58% at CUNY Lehman to 42% at U. West Alabama.

Median earnings, 10 years
CUNY Lehman$58K
U. West Alabama$44.2K
Graduation rate
CUNY Lehman58%
U. West Alabama42%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. West Alabama got more selective while CUNY Lehman got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CUNY LehmanGrowing+53%
  • U. West AlabamaGrowing+169%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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