Cambridge, Massachusetts · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lesley University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 2,557 students in fall 2024, including 1,229 undergraduates and 1,328 graduate students.
Lesley University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 75 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Elementary Education and Teaching, Special Education and Teaching, and Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. It awarded 798 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
2,557
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
798
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
75
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 75
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
33%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
305
Master's degrees
470
Doctoral degrees (research)
23
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,557
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,229
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,328
Full-time, fall 2024
43%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,724
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,528
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,196
Full-time, 2024-25
32%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
78%
Men
22%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
18%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
16
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
25%
Students taking some online courses
36%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
North Atlantic Conference
President
Janet Steinmayer
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience