Lasell University Overview

Lasell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newton, Massachusetts. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Lasell University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Lasell is the master's degree.
• In a recent academic period33% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Lasell makes roughly $49,705 a year. This is 22% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Lasell to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Lasell University?

Contact details for Lasell are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1844 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, MA 02466
Phone:	617-243-2000
Website:	www.lasell.edu

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How Do I Get Into Lasell?

You can apply to Lasell online at: www.lasell.edu/admissions/apply.html

Admission Requirements for Lasell

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Lasell?

The acceptance rate at Lasell University is 73%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 20% of students accepted to Lasell submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 640. Math scores were between 485 and 628.

Lasell received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 26. Math scores were between 0 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 26.

Can I Afford Lasell University?

The overall average net price of Lasell is $36,799. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Lasell, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $9,848 a year. That adds up to $39,392 over four years for those students.

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Lasell University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,492 undergraduate students at Lasell, with 1,450 being full-time and 42 being part-time.

There are also 459 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,450 full-time undergraduates at Lasell, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lasell University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	52
Black or African American	154
Hispanic or Latino	160
White	919
International Students	46
Other Races/Ethnicities	119

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Lasell University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 43 countries are represented at Lasell. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Japan.

Lasell University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Criminology	24	1	76	101
Health & Physical Education	40	0	34	74
Business Administration & Management	23	0	38	61
Communication & Media Studies	32	2	10	44
Design & Applied Arts	31	0	0	31
Marketing	18	0	7	25
General Psychology	24	0	0	24
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	22	0	0	22
Hospitality Management	18	0	0	18
Teacher Education Grade Specific	15	0	2	17
Public Relations & Advertising	13	0	3	16
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	14	14
Finance & Financial Management	13	0	0	13
Health Sciences & Services	13	0	0	13
Curriculum & Instruction	6	0	6	12
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	11	11
Special Education	0	0	11	11
Accounting	10	0	0	10
Human Resource Management	0	1	5	6
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	6	0	0	6
Sociology	6	0	0	6
General Biology	5	0	0	5
Entrepreneurial Studies	5	0	0	5
Security Science and Technology	5	0	0	5
General English Literature	4	0	0	4
Writing Studies	0	0	4	4
Nutrition Science	0	0	4	4
International Business	3	0	0	3
Computer Information Systems	3	0	0	3
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	3	0	0	3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	2	0	0	2
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	2	0	0	2
Allied Health Professions	0	0	2	2
Data Analytics	2	0	0	2
Mental & Social Health Services	1	0	0	1
International Studies	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	350	4	227	581

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

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