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Lesley University

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

Cambridge, MA1,252 students
Acceptance Rate
75%
open admission
Median SAT
1,105
Net Price After Aid
$31.8k
Sticker $32.8k
Graduation Rate
62%
6-year, full-time

Lesley University is a private institution in Cambridge, MA with an acceptance rate of 75% and 1,252 students. The average net price after financial aid is $31,805 per year.

About Lesley University

A private 4-year urban university in Cambridge, MA.

Lesley University is a college in Cambridge, MA. It enrolls roughly 1,252 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 75%.

New EnglandUrbanPrivate4-yearVisual & Performing
Acceptance Rate
75%
Open Admission
Total Enrollment
1,252
Small
Retention
77%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
62%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

A clear-eyed view of how your profile compares to admitted students — and the things that would move your odds the most.

Acceptance Rate
75%
75 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment. Here is what would make your application as competitive as possible.

Things that would move your odds the most

  1. Build a single deep extracurricular peak
    Depth beats breadth at selective schools — one nationally-visible accomplishment outperforms ten clubs.
  2. Strengthen one teacher recommendation
    A specific, personal letter from a teacher who knows your work moves the needle.

Probability is based on a model trained on historical admissions data. It is a guide, not a guarantee. Admissions decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Lesley University. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,105
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
2026
23
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Lesley University after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
Tuition $32,780
Average net price after aid
$31,805
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$26,173
$30,001 – $48,000
$27,225
$48,001 – $75,000
$31,594
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$34,726

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
28%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
51%
Avg loan $15,000 / year
Avg Grant Aid
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Lesley University concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Visual & Performing
35% of degrees awarded
Retention
77%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Lesley University. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White60%
  • Asian6%
  • Hispanic22%
  • Black9%
  • International3%

Gender

  • Female79%
  • Male21%
International
3%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
1,252

Outcomes after graduation

What Lesley University graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$51.2k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
62%
6-year, full-time

What this means

$51k is near the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 62% graduation rate is below the national average.

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