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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at CUNY Lehman College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 2.9 percent for 2018-19 at CUNY Lehman College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

New York residents paid $7,210 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $200 more than the $7,010 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 106.4 percent more than residents this year, or $14,880. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 3.3 percent from $14,400 in 2017-18.

About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New York residents.

Data shows 90 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 813 students received grants or scholarships totaling $8.8 million and 55 students took out student loans totaling more than $246,766.

Including all undergraduates (14,787), 7,587 students used grants or scholarships totaling $58.7 million, and 2,234 students took out $13.6 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~14,343$6,760$6,812$7,010$7,2106.7%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at CUNY Lehman College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants70977%$3,811,918$5,376
State / local grant or scholarship79286%$4,882,569$6,165
Institutional grants or scholarships455%$137,880$3,064
Grant or scholarship aid total81388%$8,832,367$10,864
Federal student loans556%$246,766$4,487
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid556%$246,766$4,487
Total student aid83090%--

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