CUNY Lehman College Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

The published cost of attendance at CUNY Lehman College is $14,121, yet the average aid recipient pays $3,148, an offset of $10,973. Aid covers about 78% of the published cost for the average aid recipient.

Aid targeting is concentrated on families with lower incomes. The lowest-income band (under $30,000) averages $1,589, while the highest band (over $110,000) averages $13,600.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $12,011, a difference of averages that shows the largest discounts flow to the lowest-income families. This pattern coincides with the public university's 99th affordability percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

CUNY Lehman College delivers one of the strongest affordability profiles in the country. Azimuth ranks the university #6 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The published cost of attendance is $14,121, with in-state tuition and fees of $7,410. For families earning under $30,000, the average net price — what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships — is $1,589; in the $30,001–$48,000 band the average is $2,374; at $48,001–$75,000 it is $6,834; at $75,001–$110,000 it is $9,696; and for families earning over $110,000 it is $13,600.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $12,011. Aid covers about 78% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, an offset of $10,973 against the sticker price.

The average net price across all aid recipients is $3,148, which sits below the peer median of $15,634 for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $12,486. Out-of-state students face tuition and fees of $15,360, though the net price figures here reflect the in-state basis.

Graduates who borrow leave with a median federal student debt of $10,950, well below the peer median of $20,076 by $9,126. About 29.8% of federal aid recipients take federal loans.

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $124 a month if repaid over ten years. For parents who borrow through Parent PLUS, the median amount is $11,955.

The Financial GPS tool can build a personalized scenario that includes Parent PLUS borrowing.

At CUNY Lehman College, the median federal student debt held by degree completers who borrowed is $10,950. Measured against comparable institutions (same type and size), the university's median is below the $20,076 peer figure by $9,126.

Across the undergraduate population, 29.8% of federal aid recipients rely on federal student loans to help cover costs. For parent borrowers alone, the median Parent PLUS debt is $11,955, a population tracked separately from student borrowers.

Those who finish a degree at CUNY Lehman College earn about $7,541 more than the model expects for similar students. That outcome ranks in the 78th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Median earnings four years after completion are $63,353 for federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, a level in the 61st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Scenarios modeled from the university's program mix place typical earnings at $63,353, with a downside scenario of $51,643 and an upside scenario of $81,806.

Completers who borrowed hold a median federal debt of $10,950. That amounts to a gap of $9,126 relative to comparable institutions (same type and size), where the university sits below the $20,076 peer median. If repaid over ten years, the estimated monthly payment is $124.

Median Parent PLUS borrowing, a separate parent-borrower population, is $11,955. The estimated monthly student payment if repaid over ten years is $124.

For a personalized family cost analysis, use the Financial GPS tool.

A missing figure does not mean zero. Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

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