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CUNY Lehman College
Bronx, NY 10,438 Undergrads 57.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$13,456
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$3,482
After Aid
Median Earnings
$58,013
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$3,482
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$58,013
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate57.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients63.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time70.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS73.9%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
55.4%
SAT Avg
1,010
SAT Reading
25th: 460-75th: 590
SAT Math
25th: 400-75th: 630
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$501k
+$105k
+$17k
Median Cost$3k/yr
+$489k
+$92k
+$4k
Full Cost$13k/yr
+$453k
+$56k
-$31k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
48
∞
Median Cost$3k/yr
59
35%
Full Cost$13k/yr
Never
-65%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-2%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-30%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$11,617
Earnings (5yr)
$62,028
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$10,663
Earnings (5yr)
$55,905
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$14,983
Earnings (5yr)
$66,917
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$10,963
Earnings (5yr)
$55,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$10,710
Earnings (5yr)
$53,336
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$8,000
Earnings (5yr)
$67,388
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$10,985
Earnings (5yr)
$89,305
Lifetime Value Added
+$251k
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
BachCIP: 5131
Median Debt
$12,012
Earnings (5yr)
$59,461
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,306
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (5yr)
$46,983
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502
Median Debt
$14,657
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$10,065
Earnings (5yr)
$46,586
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$11,216
Earnings (5yr)
$59,983
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$9,880
Earnings (2yr)
$27,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$225k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$12,897
Earnings (5yr)
$54,924
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
$13,400
Earnings (5yr)
$74,891
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,643
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$15,745
Earnings (5yr)
$61,161
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,052
Lifetime Value Added
-$287k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (5yr)
$58,797
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$8,500
Earnings (5yr)
$49,133
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$13,936
Earnings (5yr)
$62,041
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$13,341
Earnings (5yr)
$128,057
Lifetime Value Added
+$540k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
BachCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$9,142
Earnings (2yr)
$28,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$219k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$6,989
Earnings (2yr)
$32,925
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,482
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$11,045
Earnings (5yr)
$52,108
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,369
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$26,164
Earnings (5yr)
$78,182
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$19,848
Earnings (5yr)
$75,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$38,404
Earnings (5yr)
$78,619
Lifetime Value Added
+$249k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$127,941
Lifetime Value Added
+$672k
Geography and Cartography
MastCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$54,644
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$17,310
Earnings (5yr)
$79,956
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$22,052
Earnings (5yr)
$139,945
Lifetime Value Added
+$773k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$29,986
Earnings (5yr)
$71,468
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$85,537
Lifetime Value Added
+$309k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$89,187
Lifetime Value Added
+$340k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$25,825
Earnings (5yr)
$71,720
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$92,452
Lifetime Value Added
+$368k
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
MastCIP: 1314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$72,325
Lifetime Value Added
+$233k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.