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CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, NY · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Psychology, General (15% of graduates). 15 students for every faculty member, more than at 66% of colleges. 38% of faculty are full-time. Spends $15,649 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

2,124 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 46% of graduates; 45 programs in 20 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Psychology, General 42.010115% 316
    Graduates in this field earn $54,063 4 years out
  2. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020111% 229
    Graduates in this field earn $62,496 4 years out
  3. Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 51.07028.2% 174
    Graduates in this field earn $57,722 4 years out
  4. Social Work 44.07016.1% 130
    Graduates in this field earn $62,955 4 years out
  5. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38016.1% 129
    Graduates in this field earn $119,115 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Psychology, 6.7% → 15% of graduates since 2014–15 (316 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$119,115 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $101,531

    4 years after completion$119,115
    National median: $88,910Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $108,995 · Non-Pell: $120,527(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $13,341 · 312 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer Science$85,351 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $59,516

    4 years after completion$85,351
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $83,071 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $10,985 · 203 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Information Science/Studies$73,936 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $50,133

    4 years after completion$73,936
    National median: $85,294Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $66,004 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $13,400 · 147 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Mathematics$71,718 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $40,886

    4 years after completion$71,718
    National median: $69,562About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $63,600 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $15,745 · 48 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Accounting and Related Services$66,240 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $43,728

    4 years after completion$66,240
    National median: $76,194Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $55,199 · Non-Pell: $48,714(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $11,617 · 304 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college15 to 1
15 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 66% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty38%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$107,966

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$15,649
$15,649
← Lessmore than 80% of 557More →
Endowment per student$3,648
$3,648
← Lessmore than 12% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)