Quad

Head-to-head

CUNY Lehman
Clayton State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Clayton State's yield is 28 pts higher than CUNY Lehman's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    CUNY Lehman has 14 pts more first-gen students than Clayton State (52% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    CUNY Lehman graduates 13 pts more of its students than Clayton State (58% vs. 45%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    CUNY Lehman has 2.5× as many undergrads as Clayton State

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    CUNY Lehman grads earn $8.8K more ten years out than Clayton State's ($58,013 vs. $49,179)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    CUNY Lehman has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Clayton State (60% vs. 52%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

CUNY Lehman admits 57%, Clayton State 68%; Clayton State's yield is higher, at 40%.

Acceptance rate
CUNY Lehman57%
Clayton State68%
Quad's selectivity
  • CUNY LehmanAccessible
  • Clayton StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
CUNY Lehman
850–1150
Clayton State
860–1078
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CUNY LehmanGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Clayton StateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

CUNY Lehman has 2.5× as many undergrads as Clayton State and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
CUNY Lehman10.7K
Clayton State4.3K
Pell Grant share
CUNY Lehman60%
Clayton State52%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at CUNY Lehman, and Community Psychology at Clayton State; CUNY Lehman has 15 students per faculty member to Clayton State's 20.

Students per faculty member
CUNY Lehman15 to 1
Clayton State20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CUNY LehmanPsychology, General15%
  • Clayton StateCommunity Psychology14%

What each costs

Only Clayton State reports an average cost ($13.4K).

Average cost, all students
CUNY LehmanNot reported
Clayton State$13.4K
Aid generosity
CUNY LehmanNot reported
Clayton State39%

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 45% at Clayton State.

Median earnings, 10 years
CUNY Lehman$58K
Clayton State$49.2K
Graduation rate
CUNY Lehman58%
Clayton State45%

How each has changed

Applications grew at CUNY Lehman but fell at Clayton State; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CUNY LehmanGrowing+53%
  • Clayton StateShrinking−14%
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