Graduation Rate at Lehman College

[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]

At CUNY Lehman College, the graduation rate is 51 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 73 %, and the transfer-out rate is 21 %, as of August 31, 2025.

Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 49.72% (public Master's College and University with larger programs).

Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2024-2025, 519 students out of 1,012 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at CUNY Lehman College.

By gender, 158 male and 361 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.

	Candidates	Completers	Graduation Rates
Total	1,012	519	51.28%
Men	357	158	44.26%
Women	655	361	55.11%

CUNY Lehman College graduation rate by gender

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Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The following table shows graduation rate by race and at CUNY Lehman College.

American Indian or Alaska Native: 33.33%
Asian: 56.25%
Black (Non-Hispanic): 54.85%
Hispanic: 49.43%
White: 53.33%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
Two or More Race: 53.85%

Graduation Rate by Gender
	Total	Male	Female
American Indian or Alaska Native	33.33%(1/3)	33.33%(1/3)	-
Asian	56.25%(54/96)	47.06%(16/34)	61.29%(38/62)
Black (Non-Hispanic)	54.85%(113/206)	48.57%(34/70)	58.09%(79/136)
Hispanic	49.43%(302/611)	40.00%(82/205)	54.19%(220/406)
White	53.33%(24/45)	62.96%(17/27)	38.89%(7/18)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	100.00%(2/2)	-	100.00%(2/2)
Two or More Race	53.85%(7/13)	60.00%(3/5)	50.00%(4/8)

CUNY Lehman College graduation rate by race

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Transfer-out and Retention Rates

At Lehman College, the transfer-out rate is 20.95%. Its transfer-out rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 19.27%.

Lehman College's retention rate is 73% for full-time students and 58 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 72.64%.

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Graduation Rate at Lehman College

Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

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