- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Lasell University
Newton, MACity: smallZIP 02466Founded 1851
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1851
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.lasell.edu
MassachusettsPrivate nonprofit
Lasell University
Lasell University is a private nonprofit university in Newton, Massachusetts, with 1,226 undergraduates. It admits 81% of applicants, graduates 64% within six years and costs $26,341 a year after aid.
64%graduate
Admission rate81%
Retention70%
4-year graduation59%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans78%
$26,341net price / year
81%admission rate
1100average SAT
64%graduate in 6 years
$64,330median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,500median debt
#592 of 1,704 for earnings#1,306 of 1,739 for lowest net price#528 of 1,738 for graduation rate#893 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $44,041tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $28,392
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $28,392
- Average net price
- $26,341national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,462
$30,001–48,000$19,909
$48,001–75,000$21,160
$75,001–110,000$27,653
$110,001+$32,589
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 81%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 530–598
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 500–560
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college81%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college64%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 64%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 59%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,572
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,330middle 50%: $47,794–$86,720
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$86,720
Median, Lasell University$64,330
Lower quarter$47,794
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,226
- Part-time
- 4.1%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 19.7
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 32%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,850 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,067
- Endowment, end of year
- $44,809,203
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White61%
Hispanic15%
Black11%
Asian2.3%
Two or more races3.7%
U.S. nonresident2.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown4.2%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions22%
Business & management21%
Parks, recreation & fitness12%
Communication & journalism10%
Visual & performing arts10%
Education7.9%
Social sciences5.1%
Psychology4.3%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 166391. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6492933.