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Lesley University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Cambridge, MA
Population 4,000,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,252
Men / Women 29% / 71%
White 54%
Hispanic 19%
Black 11%
Asian 7%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 1%
From State 64%
From Region 14%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Arts 42%
Humanities & Social Sciences 38%
Education 12%
Life & Natural Sciences 4%
Business & Economics 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $34,256
Est. Cost of Attendance $51,538
10-Year ROI $53,000
ROI Percentile 8th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 36 #288
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #576

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy blind

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Lesley University 348 21% / 79% 4% $49,796 97%
Applied Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 0% $76,101 86
Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 0% $62,395 68
Biology 10 +1 30% / 70% 20% $54,267 50
Environmental Science 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $49,887 37
Environmental Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,836 37
Business Management 12 50% / 50% 17% $76,642 86 95%
Community Psychology 5 20% / 80% 0% $49,560 36 95%
Counseling Psychology 11 +1 9% / 91% 0% $49,560 36 96%
Creative Writing 5 +2 0% / 100% 0% $51,438 42
English 7 +3 14% / 86% 0% $58,722 61 96%
History 3 0% / 100% 0% $48,700 34
Human Development and Family Studies 2 +4 0% / 100% 50% $55,848 54 94%
Human Services 5 0% / 100% 20% $51,062 41
International Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $54,323 50
Liberal Studies 46 11% / 89% 4% $41,991 16 97%
Political Science 4 75% / 25% 0% $56,550 56
Psychology 26 +17 12% / 88% 0% $55,286 53 100%
Social Work 11 18% / 82% 0% $51,065 41
Sociology 4 25% / 75% 0% $48,708 34
Early Childhood Education 21 0% / 100% 5% $54,738 51 94%
Elementary Education 17 0% / 100% 0% $54,738 51 94%
Secondary Education $55,465 53
Special Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $68,653 78 97%
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 2 0% / 100% 0% $54,738 51 94%
Animation 6 100% / 0% 17% $48,213 32
Art Therapy 23 +1 17% / 83% 9% $37,868 9 100%
Design and Applied Arts 13 15% / 85% 8% $51,256 41 97%
Digital Arts 29 28% / 72% 0% $48,192 32 100%
Film Studies 15 53% / 47% 0% $44,851 23 96%
Fine Arts 3 33% / 67% 0% $38,437 9 95%
Graphic Design 19 32% / 68% 5% $51,256 41 97%
Illustration 17 +4 29% / 71% 0% $51,256 41 97%
Photography 10 40% / 60% 0% $44,851 23 96%
Studio Art 12 0% / 100% 0% $38,437 9 95%