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Lesley University

Cambridge, MA · Private · Midsize city

Private institution in Cambridge, MA · 1,252 undergraduates · 94% acceptance rate · $51,173 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$31,8051,775th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$32,7801,401st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$32,7801,335th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$49,2261,455th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,000751st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,1731,008th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,1501,214th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
61.7%698th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
76.9%846th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
94.4%1,379th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,2521,228th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
28.2%1,291st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 6 mi (BOS)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 30 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$47,260$50,606
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$36,560$34,704
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$35,416—
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$34,530$38,289
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$32,925—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$32,015$27,536
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$31,423$41,937
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychologybachelors$31,236$32,925
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$29,202$20,687
Research and Experimental PsychologyPsychologybachelors$27,439$30,771
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$24,615$24,325
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$21,356$25,774

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Lesley University’s 1,252 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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