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Lesley University
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Information Summary
Ranks 687th overall and 37th in Massachusetts
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
79.8 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$40,140 |
| Admission
Success rate |
64% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
26 / 1160 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
13 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
72% / 59% |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
6,981 |
Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Cambridge, MA 02138-2790
| Surrounding community | Midsize city (inside urban area, pop. between 100,000 to 250,000) |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 35,407 (35,407 urban / N/A rural) |
| Households | 14,182 (1.85 people per house) |
| Families | 5,401 (2.65 people per family) |
| Pop. — African American | 2,576 |
| Pop. — Asian | 4,589 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 58 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 262 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 28,117 |
| Pop. — Other | 1,005 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
| Undergraduate | Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | Single doctoral (education) |
| Undergraduate Population | Medium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in |
| Enrollment | Majority graduate/professional |
| Size & Setting | Medium four-year, primarily residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Doctoral degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Lesley University?
Ranks 226th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $25,600 | $25,600 | $25,600 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $250 | $250 | $250 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $1,075 | $1,075 | $1,075 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $13,230 | $13,230 | $13,230 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | $150 | $150 | $150 |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $735 | $735 | $735 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $40,140 | $40,140 | $40,140 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $35,100 | $35,100 | $35,100 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $31,165 | $31,165 | $31,165 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $22,850 |
$22,850 |
$22,850 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $700 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $9,950 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $2,590 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | $6,725 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | $1,925 |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | $4,715 |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $40 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $50 |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 2,134 (476 male / 1,658 female) |
| Admitted | 1,357 (293 male / 1,064 female) |
| Admission rate | 64% |
| First-time Enrollment | 353 (88 male / 265 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 349 (86 male / 263 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 4 (2 male / 2 female) |
| Total Enrollment | 6,981 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Lesley University use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | |
| Formal competency demo | |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does Lesley University accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Basketball Conference | North Atlantic Conference |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | North Atlantic Conference |
ACT Test Admission
Ranks 480th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 12% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 19 / 29 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 18 / 25 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 20 / 26 |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 648th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 92% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 450 / 600 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 460 / 560 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 910 / 1160 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 638 |
| Meals per Week | 19 |
| Room Fee | $6,800 |
| Board Fee | $4,300 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
Lesley University Ranks 2863rd for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $2,798 | 75 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $2,306 | 62 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $12,630 | 188 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $3,837 | 189 | |
| Any financial aid type | 189 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Lesley University?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 16 | 84 | 100 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 48 | 305 | 353 |
Hispanic | 28 | 169 | 197 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 15 | 83 | 98 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 2 | 19 | 21 |
White Non-Hispanic | 472 | 3,026 | 3,498 |
Race Unknown | 397 | 2,317 | 2,714 |
| Total | 978 | 6,003 | 6,981 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at Lesley University?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 4 | 17 | 21 |
Hispanic | 1 | 6 | 7 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 2 | 11 | 13 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |
White Non-Hispanic | 31 | 134 | 165 |
Race Unknown | 8 | 25 | 33 |
| Total | 48 | 194 | 242 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Lesley University.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 724 | 781 | |
| 129 | 383 | 512 | |
| 24 | 437 | 461 | |
| 19 | 209 | 228 | |
| 12 | 179 | 191 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
Lesley University Ranks 1028th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $60,541 ($62,204 male / $59,955 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 142 (37 male / 105 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 40 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 4 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $1,444,690 |
Lesley University Summary
The following paragraph provided courtesy of wikipedia.
Lesley University is a private university with campuses at Boston and Cambridge, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Lesley College was founded by Edith Lesley in 1909 as The Lesley School, focused on early childhood education as a part of a larger international kindergarten movement established by Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel. The Art Institute of Boston Lesley College School of Education Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences Lesley University is a member institution of the North Atlantic Conference.
Lesley University Academics
Students with disabilities are not left alone with programs such as Comprehensive Learning Disability Services, Services/Facilities For Hearing Impaired, Services/Facilities For Speech Or Communications Disorders, Services/Facilities For Visually Impaired, Wheelchair Accessibility, 195 work stations, available in: dorms, libraries, computer centers, student centers, Dorms Wired for Access to Campus-Wide Network, Email Accounts Provided to All Students, Online Course Registration for Freshmen, Commuter/Off-Campus Students Can Connect to Campus Network, Computer Helpline Available, Dorms Wired for High Speed Internet Connections, Online Library, Wireless Network, Offers distance learning courses or programs (online or partially online): Yes, Percent of courses taught as online courses: 2%, Percent of courses taught as blended (online and offline): 1% and Percent of courses taught face-to-face: 97%. Additionally, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help. Specifically, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, New York Semester, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. Lesley University is unique in its study options. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Lesley University.
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Art – General, Fine/Studio Arts
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biology
- English Language and Literature:
- English
- Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
- Global Studies, Natural Sciences
- Education:
- Art Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Junior High Education, Kindergarten/Preschool Education, Mathematics Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Special Education
- Social Sciences:
- Social Sciences – General
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Business Administration/Management
- Mathematics:
- Mathematics – General
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Art Therapy, Health Services – General
- Public Administration and Service:
- Public Services
- Popular majors:
- one hundred percent interdisciplinary studies, thirty-three percent liberal arts, twenty-two percent business per marketing, twenty percent visual and performing arts, ten percent psychology, seven percent education
Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of March. In addition, for international students, the application fee is 40.
Lesley University Admissions
This school requires an application fee consisting of forty dollars regular application fee, forty dollars out-of-state application fee, Free online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. For instance, there were three hundred and thirteen total number of transfer students who applied and one hundred and ninety-nine total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 72% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 79%. Remember that this can change at any time.
Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of March and Similarly, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of March. The regular application due date was not reported. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of March. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 1st of June. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year.
Lesley University Financial Aid
Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Leadership, Minority Status and State/District Residency. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form. Financial aid distribution is at sixty-nine percent scholarships per grants and thirty-one percent loans per jobs. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art and Minority Status.
Lesley University Students
Lesley University offers Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Teachers College/College of Education, Four-year, Coed, where 72 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Additionally, the student body consists of forty-nine percent in-state students, fifty-one percent out-of-state students, six percent part-time students, seventy-six percent women, twenty-four percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, five percent asian per pacific islander, five percent black per non-hispanic, seven percent hispanic, sixty-four percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, seventeen percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty-three percent in top 10th of graduating class, fifty percent in top quarter of graduating class, seventy-eight percent in top half of graduating class, three percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, eight percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twenty-five percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, thirty-two percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. Besides, it is part of an Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Residential campus. The school’s size is approximately one thousand and seventy-nine degree-seeking undergrads, two hundred and sixty-seven first-time degree-seeking freshmen and six thousand and thirty-three graduate enrollment.
Again, the university has many unique facilites such as center for teaching resources, media production facility, fine arts studios. This school features the Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Residential campus.
Lesley University Athletics
The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Basketball
- Men’s Club and Women’s Club Cross_country
- Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer
- Women’s NCAA Division III and Women’s Intercollegiate Softball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Volleyball

















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3 months ago
Celeste Adams bkast13 ((at)) aol dot com
My grandson is starting at Leslie in August. I have heard many good things about the school and faculty. I am sure he will be very happy there and I think you will see that he belongs at your university. He is also an excellant soccer player so I hope to visit whenthe team plays.