CUNY Lehman College Student Population

How many students at Lehman College?

For the academic year 2024-2025, CUNY Lehman College has a total enrollment of 13,324 students, including 11,617 undergraduate and 1,707 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,539 male students (34.1%) and 8,785 female students (65.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,342 Hispanic students (55.1%) and 3,306 Black students (24.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 11,617 undergraduate students (87.2%) and 1,707 graduate students (12.8%).
• Class Delivery: 3,198 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 6,465 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - Lehman College's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 4,539 male (34.07%) and 8,785 female (65.93%) students are attending CUNY Lehman College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 51.67.

By class level, 11,617 (87.19%) are undergraduate students and 1,707 (12.81%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 34.81% are male and 65.19% are female, while among graduate students, 29.00% are male and 71.00% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,114 White, 3,306 Black, and 923 Asian students out of a total of 13,324 are attending at CUNY Lehman College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

CUNY Lehman College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 62.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Lehman College has 989 students under 18 years old and 22 students over 65 years old. There are 7,896 students under 25 years old, and 4,998 students over 25 years old out of 12,894 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 989 students are younger than 18 and 15 students are older than 65. Lehman College has 7,604 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3,623 students aged 25 and over.

It has 292 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,375 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At CUNY Lehman College, 3,198 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,465 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,177 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 21 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 11,617 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,523 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.11%.980 students have transferred in as full-time status and 543 students transferred in as part-time status.