Lesley University Overview

Lesley University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The location of Lesley is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Lesley University Known For?

• Lesley has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Lesley.
• During a recent academic cycle, 30% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Lesley makes roughly $51,173 a year. This is 25% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average Lesley student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Lesley University?

Contact details for Lesley are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	29 Everett St, Cambridge, MA 02138-2790
Phone:	617-868-9600
Website:	www.lesley.edu

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How Do I Get Into Lesley?

You can apply to Lesley online at: www.lesley.edu/admissions-aid/how-to-apply

Admission Requirements for Lesley

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Lesley?

With an acceptance rate of 86%, Lesley is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 21% of accepted students are men and 75% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Can I Afford Lesley University?

The overall average net price of Lesley is $41,627. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Lesley, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $11,709 a year. That adds up to $46,836 over four years for those students.

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Lesley University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,861 undergraduate students at Lesley, with 1,394 being full-time and 467 being part-time.

There are also 2,339 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,394 full-time undergraduates at Lesley, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	93
Black or African American	116
Hispanic or Latino	244
White	767
International Students	65
Other Races/Ethnicities	109

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Lesley University. At this time, 27 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 45 countries are represented at Lesley. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Japan.

Lesley University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	148	0	148
Teacher Education Grade Specific	38	0	87	0	125
Design & Applied Arts	63	1	0	0	64
Teacher Education Subject Specific	2	0	59	0	61
Liberal Arts General Studies	47	0	12	0	59
Special Education	5	0	45	0	50
General Psychology	50	0	0	0	50
Writing Studies	10	0	27	0	37
Fine & Studio Arts	15	0	21	0	36
General Education	0	0	0	32	32
General Visual & Performing Arts	30	2	0	0	32
Other Education	0	1	30	0	31
Business Administration & Management	14	0	13	0	27
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	15	0	6	0	21
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	18	0	0	0	18
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	18	0	18
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	13	0	4	0	17
Teaching English or French	0	0	13	0	13
Social Work	7	0	6	0	13
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	11	0	11
Mathematics	1	0	10	0	11
General English Literature	9	0	0	0	9
Human Development & Family Studies	9	0	0	0	9
Political Science & Government	6	0	0	0	6
Human Services	6	0	0	0	6
General Biology	5	0	0	0	5
Educational Administration	0	0	5	0	5
Instructional Media Design	0	0	5	0	5
International Studies	5	0	0	0	5
Natural Resources Conservation	5	0	0	0	5
History	3	0	0	0	3
Sociology	3	0	0	0	3
Graphic Communications	2	0	0	0	2
Romance Languages	2	0	0	0	2
Other Psychology	0	0	0	2	2
Applied Mathematics	1	0	0	0	1
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	0	1	0	1
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0	0
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	384	4	521	34	943

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 Daderot under License

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