Resources › For Students and Parents Lehman College Admissions SAT Scores, Acceptance Rate, Financial Aid & More Share Flipboard Email Print Getty Images / peterspiro For Students and Parents College Admissions College Profiles College Admissions Process College Rankings Choosing A College Application Tips Essay Samples & Tips Testing Graphs College Financial Aid Extracurricular Activities Advanced Placement Homework Help Private School Test Prep College Life Graduate School Business School Law School Distance Learning View More By Allen Grove College Admissions Expert Ph.D., English, University of Pennsylvania M.A., English, University of Pennsylvania B.S., Materials Science & Engineering and Literature, MIT Dr. Allen Grove is an Alfred University English professor and a college admissions expert with 20 years of experience helping students transition to college. our editorial process Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter Allen Grove Updated October 05, 2017 Lehman College Admissions Overview: Admissions at Lehman College are competitive, with only 32% of applicants accepted in 2016. To apply, interested students should fill out and send in an application form, along with high school transcripts, and scores from the SAT or ACT. Students can find the application on the CUNY system's website, and are encouraged to visit the campus and schedule an interview with the admissions office. Admissions Data (2016): CUNY Lehman College Acceptance Rate: 32%GPA-SAT-ACT Graph for Lehman AdmissionsTest Scores -- 25th / 75th PercentileSAT Critical Reading: 450 / 540SAT Math: 460 / 540SAT Writing: - / -What these SAT numbers meanCUNY SAT comparison chartACT Composite: - / -ACT English: - / -ACT Math: - / - Lehman College Description: Originally founded in 1931 as the Bronx campus of Hunter College, Lehman is now one of the 11 senior colleges of CUNY. The college is located along the Jerome Park Reservoir in the Kingsbridge Heights neighborhood of the Bronx. The college has a student-centered curriculum and can boast of a 16 to 1 student / faculty ratio and an average class size of 18. Students at Lehman come from over 90 countries. High achieving students should look into the Macaulay Honors College which provides full tuition scholarship plus lots of other academic, professional and cultural perks. In athletics, the Lehman College Lightning Bugs compete in the NCAA Division III CUNYAC (City University of New York Athletic Conference). Popular sports include swimming, soccer, tennis, volleyball, basketball, and cross country. Enrollment (2016): Total Enrollment: 13,329 (11,320 undergraduates)Gender Breakdown: 33% Male / 67% Female58% Full-time Costs (2016 - 17): Tuition and Fees: $6,812 (in-state); $13,922 (out-of-state)Books: $1,364 (why so much?)Room and Board: $13,042Other Expenses: $5,302Total Cost: $26,520 (in-state); $33,630 (out-of-state) Lehman College Financial Aid (2015 - 16): Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 87%Percentage of Students Receiving Types of AidGrants: 85%Loans: 9%Average Amount of AidGrants: $10,505Loans: $4,469 Academic Programs: Most Popular Majors: Accounting, Business Administration, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Speech Pathology and Audiology Transfer, Graduation and Retention Rates: First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 86%Transfer Out Rate: 26%4-Year Graduation Rate: 19%6-Year Graduation Rate: 44% Intercollegiate Athletic Programs: Men's Sports: Soccer, Swimming and Diving, Volleyball, Tennis, Basketball, Track and Field, Cross Country, BaseballWomen's Sports: Track and Field, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball Data Source: National Center for Educational Statistics If You Like Lehman College, You May Also Like These Schools: CUNY Hunter College: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphCUNY Brooklyn College: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphCUNY York College: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphFordham University: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphNew York University: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphBinghamton University: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphCUNY Baruch College: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphSUNY New Paltz: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphCUNY City College: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphBaruch College: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphPace University: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT Graph Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Grove, Allen. "Lehman College Admissions." ThoughtCo, Aug. 28, 2020, thoughtco.com/lehman-college-admissions-787710. Grove, Allen. (2020, August 28). Lehman College Admissions. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/lehman-college-admissions-787710 Grove, Allen. "Lehman College Admissions." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/lehman-college-admissions-787710 (accessed January 22, 2021). copy citation