CUNY Lehman College

Bronx, NY 10,696 Undergrads 58.1% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$14,121

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$3,148

After Aid

Median Earnings

$63,353

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$3,148

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$63,353

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate58.1%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients64.6%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time69.5%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS73.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

56.6%

SAT Avg

970

SAT Reading

25th: 440-75th: 590

SAT Math

25th: 410-75th: 560

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

+$562k

+$96k

+$78k

Median Cost$3k/yr

+$551k

+$84k

+$67k

Full Cost$14k/yr

+$512k

+$45k

+$27k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$3k/yr

589%

Full Cost$14k/yr

54%

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return208%

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 Return24%

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

Certificates

Geography and Cartography

CertCIP: 4507

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,705

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

CertCIP: 4006

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,448

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

BachCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$11,617

Earnings (4yr)

$66,240

Natl Median: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

+$89k

Anthropology

BachCIP: 4502

Median Debt

$10,663

Earnings (4yr)

$60,488

Natl Median: $46,676

Lifetime Value Added

+$44k

Area Studies

BachCIP: 0501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,625

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

$14,983

Earnings (4yr)

$52,420

Natl Median: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

-$22k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$10,963

Earnings (4yr)

$62,496

Natl Median: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

+$60k

Chemistry

BachCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$60,413

Natl Median: $65,120

Lifetime Value Added

+$43k

Communication and Media Studies

BachCIP: 0901

Median Debt

$10,710

Earnings (4yr)

$50,265

Natl Median: $56,359

Lifetime Value Added

-$40k

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

BachCIP: 5102

Median Debt

$8,000

Earnings (4yr)

$61,761

Natl Median: $58,928

Lifetime Value Added

+$54k

Computer Science

BachCIP: 1107

Median Debt

$10,985

Earnings (4yr)

$85,351

Natl Median: $107,009

Lifetime Value Added

+$235k

Dance

BachCIP: 5003

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$23,522

Natl Median: $39,980

Lifetime Value Added

-$271k

Design and Applied Arts

BachCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,490

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services

BachCIP: 5131

Median Debt

$12,012

Earnings (4yr)

$50,455

Natl Median: $55,753

Lifetime Value Added

-$38k

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

BachCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,775

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Economics

BachCIP: 4506

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$54,306

Natl Median: $82,686

Lifetime Value Added

-$15k

English Language and Literature, General

BachCIP: 2301

Median Debt

$10,500

Earnings (4yr)

$54,674

Natl Median: $48,590

Lifetime Value Added

-$3k

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

BachCIP: 0502

Median Debt

$14,657

Earnings (4yr)

$56,907

Natl Median: $51,710

Lifetime Value Added

+$15k

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

$10,065

Earnings (4yr)

$50,334

Natl Median: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

-$39k

Geography and Cartography

BachCIP: 4507

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,853

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

BachCIP: 4006

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $60,190

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

BachCIP: 5107

Median Debt

$11,216

Earnings (4yr)

$57,722

Natl Median: $58,716

Lifetime Value Added

+$22k

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

$12,897

Earnings (4yr)

$61,512

Natl Median: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

+$52k

Information Science/Studies

BachCIP: 1104

Median Debt

$13,400

Earnings (4yr)

$73,936

Natl Median: $85,294

Lifetime Value Added

+$148k

Journalism

BachCIP: 0904

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$49,025

Natl Median: $56,278

Lifetime Value Added

-$50k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,072

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

BachCIP: 1601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,984

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

$15,745

Earnings (4yr)

$71,718

Natl Median: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

+$131k

Music

BachCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$21,052

Natl Median: $42,892

Lifetime Value Added

-$286k

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

BachCIP: 0301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,012

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies

BachCIP: 3101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$47,163

Natl Median: $50,983

Lifetime Value Added

-$66k

Philosophy

BachCIP: 3801

Median Debt

$17,600

Earnings (4yr)

$43,165

Natl Median: $54,455

Lifetime Value Added

-$100k

Physics

BachCIP: 4008

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $76,786

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

$12,500

Earnings (4yr)

$59,020

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

+$32k

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$8,500

Earnings (4yr)

$54,063

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$8k

Public Health

BachCIP: 5122

Median Debt

$13,936

Earnings (4yr)

$56,615

Natl Median: $58,808

Lifetime Value Added

+$13k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

BachCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$13,341

Earnings (4yr)

$119,115

Natl Median: $88,910

Lifetime Value Added

+$492k

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

BachCIP: 5123

Median Debt

$9,142

Earnings (4yr)

$51,602

Natl Median: $55,792

Lifetime Value Added

-$29k

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1609

Median Debt

$6,989

Earnings (4yr)

$57,143

Natl Median: $55,000

Lifetime Value Added

+$17k

Social Work

BachCIP: 4407

Median Debt

$14,000

Earnings (4yr)

$62,955

Natl Median: $51,790

Lifetime Value Added

+$64k

Sociology

BachCIP: 4511

Median Debt

$11,045

Earnings (4yr)

$54,906

Natl Median: $52,657

Lifetime Value Added

-$1k

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

BachCIP: 3105

Median Debt

$9,880

Earnings (4yr)

$57,091

Natl Median: $54,562

Lifetime Value Added

+$16k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

BachCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $47,382

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

BachCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$39,369

Natl Median: $51,389

Lifetime Value Added

-$119k

Master's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

MastCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$26,164

Earnings (4yr)

$98,988

Natl Median: $95,833

Lifetime Value Added

+$226k

Biology, General

MastCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,830

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

MastCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$19,848

Earnings (4yr)

$84,988

Natl Median: $103,485

Lifetime Value Added

+$103k

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

MastCIP: 5102

Median Debt

$38,404

Earnings (4yr)

$86,743

Natl Median: $67,030

Lifetime Value Added

+$118k

Computer Science

MastCIP: 1107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $145,571

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Educational Administration and Supervision

MastCIP: 1304

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$116,546

Natl Median: $71,685

Lifetime Value Added

+$379k

English Language and Literature, General

MastCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,512

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fine and Studio Arts

MastCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,079

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services

MastCIP: 1905

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$81,872

Natl Median: $66,523

Lifetime Value Added

+$76k

Geography and Cartography

MastCIP: 4507

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$54,644

Natl Median: $79,784

Lifetime Value Added

-$148k

History

MastCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,360

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

MastCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,716

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mathematics

MastCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $72,654

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Health

MastCIP: 5122

Median Debt

$17,310

Earnings (4yr)

$75,127

Natl Median: $82,751

Lifetime Value Added

+$16k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

MastCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$22,052

Earnings (4yr)

$144,722

Natl Median: $120,193

Lifetime Value Added

+$623k

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

MastCIP: 1609

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $60,728

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Work

MastCIP: 4407

Median Debt

$29,986

Earnings (4yr)

$77,884

Natl Median: $65,123

Lifetime Value Added

+$41k

Special Education and Teaching

MastCIP: 1310

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$84,758

Natl Median: $64,397

Lifetime Value Added

+$101k

Student Counseling and Personnel Services

MastCIP: 1311

Median Debt

$41,000

Earnings (4yr)

$82,388

Natl Median: $60,111

Lifetime Value Added

+$80k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

MastCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$25,825

Earnings (4yr)

$78,311

Natl Median: $59,916

Lifetime Value Added

+$44k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

MastCIP: 1313

Median Debt

$20,500

Earnings (4yr)

$87,910

Natl Median: $63,707

Lifetime Value Added

+$129k

Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language

MastCIP: 1314

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$96,469

Natl Median: $65,767

Lifetime Value Added

+$204k

Graduate Certificates

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education

Gr-CertCIP: 1302

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $77,692

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Educational Administration and Supervision

Gr-CertCIP: 1304

Median Debt

$32,350

Earnings (4yr)

$100,268

Natl Median: $86,288

Lifetime Value Added

+$322k

Geography and Cartography

Gr-CertCIP: 4507

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $72,959

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

Gr-CertCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $126,911

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Special Education and Teaching

Gr-CertCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$102,329

Natl Median: $69,147

Lifetime Value Added

+$341k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Gr-CertCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,709

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Gr-CertCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,444

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language

Gr-CertCIP: 1314

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $71,178

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), 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 for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.