After CUNY Lehman College: graduation, pay and debt
Bronx, New York · Public · 10,696 undergrads
49% of CUNY Lehman College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $65,181 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $12,179 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$65.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
49%
finish within six years.
28%
finish in four years.
73%
of first-years come back for year two.
$12.2k
median federal debt at graduation.
51%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
28%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
49%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
73%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
41%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
55%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
919
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
58%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
23%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
626
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
19%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$53,996
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$65,181
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$12,179
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$8,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$7,815
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
51%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
55%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
59%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers