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.