Lesley University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 4,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (33%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 889
Men / Women 31% / 69%
From State 64%
From Region 14%
Athletes 167 (21.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 47%
Hispanic 18%
Black 8%
Asian 6%
Mixed 5%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lesley University 305 26% 54% 4% 8% 18% 3% $50,100 1 -0.53 26 94% 7.6%
Applied Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $71,077 3 -1.19 74 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 +4 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $67,646 26 -0.67 69 — — — — —
Biology 3 — 0% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $59,532 18 -0.80 51 — — — — —
Environmental Science 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,578 20 -0.76 33 — — — — —
Environmental Studies — — — — — — — — $52,946 21 -0.72 34 — — — — —
Business Administration 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,104 16 -0.75 60 96% 5.0% — — —
Business Management 22 — 59% 45% 0% 9% 18% 5% $63,104 16 -0.75 60 96% 5.0% — — —
Creative Writing 7 — 14% 71% 14% 0% 14% 0% $52,113 53 -0.04 31 — — — — —
English 4 +4 0% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $55,470 69 +0.37 41 100% — — — —
History 4 +1 100% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,576 25 -0.62 27 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 35 — 26% 46% 3% 9% 17% 3% $49,109 15 -0.79 24 88% 6.8% — — —
Community Psychology 7 — 0% 57% 0% 0% 43% 0% $52,613 38 -0.37 33 97% — — — —
Counseling Psychology 14 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $52,613 38 -0.37 33 97% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 1 +4 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $52,419 42 -0.10 32 94% — — — —
Human Services 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,721 31 -0.30 28 — — — — —
International Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $56,833 10 -0.83 44 — — — — —
Political Science 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $58,375 12 -1.02 48 — — — — —
Psychology 35 +7 14% 49% 0% 26% 20% 0% $52,678 38 -0.36 33 91% 6.3% — — —
Social Work 4 +1 0% 25% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,211 34 -0.24 29 — — — — —
Sociology 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,512 25 -0.58 27 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 18 — 0% 44% 6% 0% 28% 6% $52,840 58 +0.08 33 97% 5.6% — — —
Elementary Education 9 — 0% 56% 22% 0% 11% 0% $52,840 58 +0.08 33 97% 5.6% — — —
Middle School Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,840 39 -0.26 33 97% 5.6% — — —
Secondary Education 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $52,840 39 -0.26 33 97% 5.6% — — —
Special Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,040 91 +1.23 62 97% — — — —
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $52,840 39 -0.26 33 97% 5.6% — — —
Animation 11 — 64% 55% 0% 0% 0% 9% $50,927 42 -0.32 28 — — — — —
Art Therapy 11 +1 0% 55% 9% 0% 18% 18% $45,088 41 -0.19 15 94% — — — —
Design and Applied Arts 11 — 27% 45% 9% 9% 18% 0% $47,811 16 -0.95 20 93% 11.7% — — —
Digital Arts 18 — 33% 56% 6% 11% 6% 6% $45,279 17 -0.70 15 100% — — — —
Film Studies 16 — 44% 62% 0% 12% 12% 0% $40,741 7 -1.21 8 97% — — — —
Fine Arts 4 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $30,201 1 -1.78 2 95% — — — —
Graphic Design 16 — 38% 62% 0% 6% 25% 0% $47,811 16 -0.95 20 93% 11.7% — — —
Illustration 21 — 29% 67% 5% 5% 19% 0% $47,811 58 +0.11 20 93% 11.7% — — —
Photography 6 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $40,741 7 -1.01 8 97% — — — —
Studio Art 7 — 14% 71% 0% 0% 0% 0% $30,201 1 -1.78 2 95% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,018
ROI Percentile 26th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 58%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Arts 39.7% 121 31% 60% 5% 6% 14% 3% $44,584 18 -0.72 14 95% 11.7%
Social Sciences 22.6% 69 14% 57% 0% 13% 25% 0% $52,644 21 -0.39 33 93% 6.3%
Humanities 16.4% 50 28% 52% 4% 6% 16% 2% $50,156 22 -0.58 26 89% 6.8%
Education 11.5% 35 11% 49% 9% 0% 23% 6% $53,480 50 +0.09 35 97% 5.6%
Business & Economics 7.5% 23 57% 43% 0% 9% 17% 4% $63,104 8 -0.75 60 96% 5.0%
Life & Natural Sciences 1.0% 3 0% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $59,532 16 -0.80 51 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 2 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,578 17 -0.76 33 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 2 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $69,362 24 -0.93 71 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 28 #153 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 8 #249 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 36 #300 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 22 $59K $59K $0
Soccer 22 $39K $39K $0
Track & Field (combined) 22 $27K $27K $0
Basketball 14 $34K $34K $0
Tennis 13 $13K $13K $0
Golf 9 $11K $11K $0
Total 86 $186K $186K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 24 $44K $44K $0
Track & Field (combined) 19 $26K $26K $0
Volleyball 16 $22K $22K $0
Softball 14 $32K $32K $0
Basketball 12 $31K $31K $0
Tennis 8 $15K $15K $0
Total 81 $173K $173K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 46 $84K $84K $0
Track & Field (combined) 41 $54K $54K $0
Basketball 26 $66K $66K $0
Baseball 22 $59K $59K $0
Tennis 21 $28K $28K $0
Volleyball 16 $22K $22K $0
Softball 14 $32K $32K $0
Golf 9 $11K $11K $0
Total 167 $844K $844K $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 97%
Yield (non-ED) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 97% 97% 97%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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