High School Of American Studies At Lehman College
The High School of American Studies, commonly called American Studies or just Lehman, is a New York City public high school that specializes in social studies, history and english.
Together with the Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, and the High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College, it was one of the three smaller specialized high schools opened in 2002 by the New York City Department of Education, and part of the 9 overall Specialized High Schools of New York City. Admission is by competitive examination though, as a public school, there is no tuition fee and only residents of the City of New York are eligible to attend.
The school is administered by the New York City Department of Education. It receives supplementary funding from The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
American Studies is located on the Lehman College campus in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx It is ranked 19th best in country by US News and World Report.
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