Lehman College

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Lehman College
Former names
Bronx Branch of Hunter College[1]
TypePublic (State university)
EstablishedSeptember 1967 (1967-09)
Endowment$7.7 Million
PresidentDaniel Lemons (interim)
Undergraduates12,639
Postgraduates2,148
Location
The Bronx, New York City
,
New York
,
United States
CampusUrban
ColorsRoyal blue, vegas gold, and white[2]
NicknameLightning
MascotLightning Bug
Websitewww.lehman.cuny.edu
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Lehman College is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY) in the Bronx, New York City. It started in 1931 as the Bronx campus of Hunter College. It became an independent college in CUNY in September 1967. The college is named after Herbert H. Lehman. He was a New York governor, United States senator, philanthropist, and the son of Lehman Brothers co-founder Mayer Lehman. It is a public, comprehensive, coeducational liberal arts college with more than 90 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and specializations. 53% of undergraduate students graduate within six years.[3]

  1. "Historic Campus". About Lehman. Lehman College. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  2. "NCAA - Lehman College". Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  3. "City University of New York: Lehman College | The College Board". bigfuture.collegeboard.org. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

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