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Lehman College scholarships and merit aid

The short answer

Lehman College awards automatic merit on admission. Lehman College does not publish a GPA or test chart, so you cannot self-calculate the dollars.

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Published scholarships

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  1. Lehman College Academic ScholarshipAmount not publishedAutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Lehman College Academic Scholarship

    Amount not published

    Published award termsAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Lehman College Academic Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Entering students with outstanding records of scholastic accomplishment; freshmen need no separate application and are all evaluated prior to admission; transfer students must submit an application

    How to keep it

    Renewal terms not stated on the page.

    Worth knowing

    Awarded on academic merit. No dollar amount, GPA cutoff, or test cutoff is published on the official scholarship page — Lehman directs prospective students to the Office of Testing and Scholarships for specifics. Awards are first-come, first-served; no scholarships are given to Spring-semester applicants.

  2. Lehman Scholars Program (LSP) Honors Scholarship$5,000 scholarshipNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Lehman Scholars Program (LSP) Honors Scholarship

    $5,000 scholarship

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Lehman Scholars Program (LSP) Honors Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Acceptance into the LSP, described as 'an exclusive honors program for highly motivated Lehman College students'; specific GPA/test cutoffs not published; requires completing 4 honors seminars, two years of foreign language, and a capstone project

    How to keep it

    Page does not state whether the $5,000 is a one-time or per-year award, nor a renewal GPA. Program spans the student's college career (4 honors seminars, 2 years of foreign language, a capstone).

    Worth knowing

    Lehman's largest published named merit scholarship. It is an honors program with an attached award plus personalized advising/mentoring, not a stats-triggered automatic scholarship. Whether the $5,000 is annual or total is not stated on the page.

  3. Peter F. Vallone Scholarship (formerly NYC Council Merit Scholarship)$800 per year ($400 per semester)AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Peter F. Vallone Scholarship (formerly NYC Council Merit Scholarship)

    $800 per year ($400 per semester)

    Published award termsAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Peter F. Vallone Scholarship (formerly NYC Council Merit Scholarship)

    Who qualifies

    New York City high school graduates who proved academic ability in high school; no separate application — students are automatically considered when they apply for admission to CUNY

    How to keep it

    Awarded per academic year; the page notes 'Scholarship awards may vary for each academic year.' No renewal GPA is published.

    Worth knowing

    A small, automatic merit award for NYC public/high-school graduates, administered system-wide by CUNY (formerly the NYC Council Merit Scholarship). Amount is modest ($800/yr) and explicitly 'may vary for each academic year.'

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What makes Lehman College different

Lehman is a low-cost CUNY senior college (NY-resident tuition ~$7,000/yr) where merit aid is modest and automatic: entering freshmen are evaluated for an unpublished-amount Academic Scholarship with no separate application, and the largest named award is the $5,000 Lehman Scholars Program honors scholarship.

Merit tiers32 based on grades or scores
Research checkedJul 2026By our research team

More than one award path

Separate the two paths.

Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.

  1. Match the published criteria

    Use all requirements together, including residency and the entering class.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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What families often miss

  1. Lehman states freshmen are 'automatically considered for a range of scholarships based on academic merit' with 'no separate application,' but it does NOT publish award amounts, GPA cutoffs, or test cutoffs on its public pages. The actual award and criteria come from the Office of Testing and Scholarships, and awardees are 'individually contacted.'

  2. The official page states plainly: 'No scholarships are awarded to applicants seeking admission for the Spring semester.' Scholarship consideration is a Fall-entry, first-come/first-served process.

  3. Submitting your CUNY application by Feb 1 ensures early scholarship consideration, but Lehman says to apply by Dec 1 for the best chance. CUNY Honors College (Macaulay) needs its own application by Nov 1 (early) or Dec 15 (regular).

  4. LSP is an honors program you must be accepted into, requiring 4 honors seminars, two years of foreign language, and a capstone; the page does not say whether the $5,000 is annual or total, so confirm the structure before budgeting.

  5. Lehman's own overview says: 'college education costs more than just tuition. You also need to pay for school fees, books, supplies, travel ... as well as your living expenses.' The full cost of attendance (housing, food, transit, fees) is materially higher than tuition — see the COA documents in Financial Aid Expenses.

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Who this school may work for

Cost-sensitive New York City and New York State students who want an affordable public-college path where TAP/Excelsior/Pell can cover most or all tuition; merit dollars here are a modest top-up, not the headline. Honors-track students should target the Lehman Scholars Program ($5,000) and the CUNY Honors College (Macaulay).

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Lehman College, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Lehman College, academic year 2021-22 — in-state, Title-IV aid recipients only
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$1,589
$30,001–$48,000$2,374
$48,001–$75,000$6,834
$75,001–$110,000$9,696
$110,001+$13,600
All income levels (average)$3,148

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Total cost of attendance (sticker), AY 2021-22
$14,121
Published tuition & fees (in-state), AY 2022-23
$7,410
Published tuition & fees (out-of-state), AY 2022-23
$15,360
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$3,148

That works out to an average 78% discount off the sticker price above — both figures come from the same federal AY 2021-22 Scorecard report, not a number the school itself published.

Lehman College is a public school; Scorecard's net price and cost of attendance figures cover in-state, Title-IV-aid-recipient payers only — there is no comparable federal figure for out-of-state students.

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
51%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
73%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$10,950 (~$116/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$58,013
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
79%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
3%
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Other Lehman College scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

AmountAmount not published on Lehman's scholarship pageEligibilityTop applicants admitted to the CUNY Honors College; separate Honors College application required.

Lehman directs Honors College applicants to submit a completed Honors College application by Nov 1 (early) or Dec 15 (regular). The Macaulay benefit package (which CUNY-wide includes a tuition scholarship and an opportunities/'cultural passport' fund) is NOT quantified on Lehman's own pages reviewed here — treat the dollar value as needs_confirmation against the central Macaulay site. Students not admitted to the Honors College are still considered for other Lehman scholarships.

Source

AmountCovers remaining tuition after other grants/scholarships (tuition-free for eligible full-time students)EligibilityNY State residents meeting state income/eligibility criteria; a state-funded last-dollar tuition program, not institutional merit.

Included for context only — this is a NY State need/income-based last-dollar program, NOT a Lehman merit scholarship. It is why Lehman's institutional merit dollars are modest: state aid (Excelsior/TAP) already drives many residents' tuition toward $0.

Source

Lehman College merit aid FAQ

  • Do I need a separate application for Lehman merit scholarships?

    Not as a freshman. Lehman says applicants 'are automatically considered for a range of scholarships based on academic merit. No need for a separate application is necessary.' Transfer students, however, must submit a scholarship application for the Lehman College Academic Scholarship.

  • What is the scholarship deadline?

    Submit your CUNY freshman or transfer application by February 1st for early scholarship consideration; Lehman recommends Dec 1st for the best chance. CUNY Honors College (Macaulay) at Lehman requires its own application by November 1st (early admission) or December 15th (regular admission).

  • How much is Lehman's biggest merit scholarship?

    The largest published named merit award is the Lehman Scholars Program honors scholarship: '$5,000 scholarship' plus advising/mentoring for accepted students. The automatic Peter F. Vallone Scholarship for NYC high-school graduates is '$800 per year ($400 per semester).' Lehman does not publish a dollar amount for its general Academic Scholarship.

  • Does Lehman publish how outside scholarships affect my aid?

    No outside-scholarship displacement/stacking policy was found on the official Lehman pages reviewed. As a CUNY school, federal/state need rules apply; ask the Financial Aid Office directly how an outside award affects your package.

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How Lehman College compares

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Lehman College is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against Lehman College’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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