- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Lesley University
Cambridge, MACity: midsizeZIP 02138Founded 1909
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1909
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.lesley.edu
MassachusettsPrivate nonprofit
Lesley University
Lesley University is a private nonprofit university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with 1,122 undergraduates. It admits 97% of applicants, graduates 42% within six years and costs $31,777 a year after aid.
42%graduate
Admission rate97%
Retention72%
4-year graduation26%
Pell Grant share36%
Federal loans58%
$31,777net price / year
97%admission rate
—average SAT
42%graduate in 6 years
$57,844median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,000median debt
#898 of 1,704 for earnings#1,508 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,315 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,415 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
- $54,152tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,822
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,822
- Average net price
- $31,777national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$24,100
$30,001–48,000$25,588
$48,001–75,000$27,261
$75,001–110,000$33,380
$110,001+$37,744
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 97%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college97%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college42%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college36%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 42%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 26%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 66%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,326
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,844middle 50%: $37,331–$77,805
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$77,805
Median, Lesley University$57,844
Lower quarter$37,331
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
- 1,122
- Part-time
- 30%
- Women / men
- 71% / 29%
- Average age at entry
- 23.7
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 28%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,813 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,953
- Endowment, end of year
- $184,914,869
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White46%
Hispanic19%
Black8.6%
Asian5.9%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident3.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown12%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts32%
Psychology18%
Education12%
Liberal arts & humanities12%
Business & management7.5%
Communications technologies3.6%
English language & literature3.6%
Health professions3.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 166452. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6530549.