High School of American Studies
As a public school, American Studies has no tuition fee, and only residents of the City of New York are eligible to attend.Each November, about 30,000 eighth and ninth graders take the 3-hour test for admittance to eight of the nine specialized high schools.American Studies is located on the Lehman College campus in the Jerome Park section of the Bronx.[2] In 2008, American Studies was awarded a gold medal by U.S. News & World Report in its ranking of the Best Public High Schools.As part of the new Specialized Schools that opened in CUNY campuses, American Studies students are granted permission into Lehman College campus to use the college library, gym, cafeteria, and occasionally the theater if the high school might need it for events such as plays.The program provides opportunities for certain disadvantaged, high-poverty, low income students who scored within a certain range on the SHSAT.