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
24.7%
Racial/Ethnic
White
47%
Hispanic
18%
Black
8%
Asian
6%
Mixed
5%
International
4%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 24.0% 24.0%
2012 Men: 25.9% 25.9%
2013 Men: 23.1% 23.1%
2014 Men: 18.7% 18.7%
2015 Men: 21.3% 21.3%
2016 Men: 22.8% 22.8%
2017 Men: 20.1% 20.1%
2018 Men: 20.9% 20.9%
2019 Men: 23.8% 23.8%
2020 Men: 23.8% 23.8%
2021 Men: 23.2% 23.2%
2022 Men: 29.5% 29.5%
2023 Men: 32.3% 32.3%
2024 Men: 36.8% 36.8%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2013 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2015 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2016 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2017 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2018 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2011 Asian: 5.3% 5.3%
2012 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2013 Asian: 3.7% 3.7%
2014 Asian: 3.7% 3.7%
2015 Asian: 2.7% 2.7%
2016 Asian: 4.8% 4.8%
2017 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2018 Asian: 4.8% 4.8%
2019 Asian: 4.5% 4.5%
2020 Asian: 4.7% 4.7%
2021 Asian: 5.1% 5.1%
2022 Asian: 3.8% 3.8%
2023 Asian: 6.3% 6.3%
2024 Asian: 5.6% 5.6%
2011 Black: 4.5% 4.5%
2012 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2013 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2014 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2015 Black: 3.8% 3.8%
2016 Black: 1.6% 1.6%
2017 Black: 3.7% 3.7%
2018 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2019 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2020 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2021 Black: 5.4% 5.4%
2022 Black: 3.5% 3.5%
2023 Black: 5.8% 5.8%
2024 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2011 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5%
2012 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8%
2013 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8%
2014 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9%
2015 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4%
2016 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7%
2017 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2%
2018 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0%
2019 Hispanic: 12.6% 12.6%
2020 Hispanic: 13.4% 13.4%
2021 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8%
2022 Hispanic: 14.6% 14.6%
2023 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4%
2024 Hispanic: 16.8% 16.8%
2011 White: 63.2% 63.2%
2012 White: 71.8% 71.8%
2013 White: 73.0% 73.0%
2014 White: 72.3% 72.3%
2015 White: 79.9% 79.9%
2016 White: 69.9% 69.9%
2017 White: 69.0% 69.0%
2018 White: 72.2% 72.2%
2019 White: 65.5% 65.5%
2020 White: 69.8% 69.8%
2021 White: 72.6% 72.6%
2022 White: 66.5% 66.5%
2023 White: 66.2% 66.2%
2024 White: 63.1% 63.1%
2011 International: 4.0% 4.0%
2012 International: 3.1% 3.1%
2013 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2014 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2015 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2016 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2017 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2018 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2019 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2020 International: 2.0% 2.0%
2021 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2023 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2024 International: 2.7% 2.7%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Asian: 5.7% 5.7%
2021 Asian: 6.5% 6.5%
2022 Asian: 6.0% 6.0%
2023 Asian: 5.6% 5.6%
2024 Asian: 5.0% 5.0%
2025 Asian: 6.3% 6.3%
2020 Black: 7.0% 7.0%
2021 Black: 8.3% 8.3%
2022 Black: 7.6% 7.6%
2023 Black: 8.3% 8.3%
2024 Black: 8.1% 8.1%
2025 Black: 8.2% 8.2%
2020 Hispanic: 17.2% 17.2%
2021 Hispanic: 17.7% 17.7%
2022 Hispanic: 16.8% 16.8%
2023 Hispanic: 17.1% 17.1%
2024 Hispanic: 18.7% 18.7%
2025 Hispanic: 17.9% 17.9%
2020 White: 59.6% 59.6%
2021 White: 54.8% 54.8%
2022 White: 57.0% 57.0%
2023 White: 55.3% 55.3%
2024 White: 52.3% 52.3%
2025 White: 46.6% 46.6%
2020 International: 4.7% 4.7%
2021 International: 4.7% 4.7%
2022 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2023 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2024 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2025 International: 4.3% 4.3%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Lesley University
305
26% / 74%
3%
$48,324
30
97%
Applied Mathematics
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$69,520
78
—
Mathematics
1 +4
0% / 100%
0%
$61,886
66
—
Biology
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$54,934
49
—
Environmental Science
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$49,757
34
—
Environmental Studies
— —
—
—
$49,789
34
—
Business Administration
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Business Management
22 —
59% / 41%
5%
$71,674
80
95%
Community Psychology
7 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,344
24
96%
Counseling Psychology
14 —
14% / 86%
0%
$46,344
24
96%
Creative Writing
7 —
14% / 86%
0%
$52,208
42
—
English
4 +4
0% / 100%
0%
$54,875
49
96%
History
4 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$45,526
22
—
Human Development and Family Studies
1 +4
100% / 0%
0%
$52,419
42
94%
Human Services
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,991
26
—
International Studies
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$55,373
51
—
Liberal Studies
35 —
26% / 74%
3%
$39,473
10
97%
Political Science
2 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$55,253
50
—
Psychology
35 +7
14% / 86%
0%
$51,698
40
100%
Social Work
4 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$47,375
27
—
Sociology
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$45,253
21
—
Early Childhood Education
18 —
0% / 100%
6%
$51,060
38
94%
Elementary Education
9 —
0% / 100%
0%
$51,060
38
94%
Middle School Education
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Secondary Education
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$51,060
38
—
Special Education
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$64,040
70
97%
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
2 —
0% / 100%
50%
$51,060
38
94%
Animation
11 —
64% / 36%
9%
$45,364
21
—
Art Therapy
11 +1
0% / 100%
18%
$35,366
6
100%
Design and Applied Arts
11 —
27% / 73%
0%
$48,157
29
97%
Digital Arts
18 —
33% / 67%
6%
$45,278
21
100%
Film Studies
16 —
44% / 56%
0%
$42,139
14
96%
Fine Arts
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$36,113
7
95%
Graphic Design
16 —
38% / 62%
0%
$48,157
29
97%
Illustration
21 —
29% / 71%
0%
$48,157
29
97%
Photography
6 —
0% / 100%
0%
$42,139
14
96%
Studio Art
7 —
14% / 86%
0%
$36,113
7
95%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$37,018
ROI Percentile
30th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
72%
4-Year Graduation Rate
43%
6-Year Graduation Rate
58%
Transfer-Out Rate
19%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 49.4% 49.4%
2012 Graduated: 46.3% 46.3%
2013 Graduated: 46.0% 46.0%
2014 Graduated: 58.3% 58.3%
2015 Graduated: 54.3% 54.3%
2016 Graduated: 54.5% 54.5%
2017 Graduated: 59.7% 59.7%
2018 Graduated: 61.0% 61.0%
2019 Graduated: 59.7% 59.7%
2020 Graduated: 60.1% 60.1%
2021 Graduated: 60.5% 60.5%
2022 Graduated: 61.4% 61.4%
2023 Graduated: 61.7% 61.7%
2024 Graduated: 58.0% 58.0%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 46.6% 46.6%
2012 Men: 29.9% 29.9%
2013 Men: 42.7% 42.7%
2014 Men: 48.8% 48.8%
2015 Men: 46.9% 46.9%
2016 Men: 52.3% 52.3%
2017 Men: 52.3% 52.3%
2018 Men: 57.6% 57.6%
2019 Men: 61.6% 61.6%
2020 Men: 51.7% 51.7%
2021 Men: 51.9% 51.9%
2022 Men: 58.4% 58.4%
2023 Men: 56.2% 56.2%
2024 Men: 53.8% 53.8%
2011 Women: 50.3% 50.3%
2012 Women: 52.1% 52.1%
2013 Women: 47.1% 47.1%
2014 Women: 61.4% 61.4%
2015 Women: 56.6% 56.6%
2016 Women: 55.2% 55.2%
2017 Women: 62.0% 62.0%
2018 Women: 62.2% 62.2%
2019 Women: 59.1% 59.1%
2020 Women: 62.1% 62.1%
2021 Women: 62.9% 62.9%
2022 Women: 62.3% 62.3%
2023 Women: 63.2% 63.2%
2024 Women: 59.1% 59.1%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 61.5% 61.5%
2012 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Asian: 53.8% 53.8%
2014 Asian: 58.3% 58.3%
2015 Asian: 44.4% 44.4%
2016 Asian: 61.1% 61.1%
2017 Asian: 54.5% 54.5%
2018 Asian: 68.8% 68.8%
2019 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2020 Asian: 64.3% 64.3%
2021 Asian: 68.4% 68.4%
2022 Asian: 64.3% 64.3%
2023 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2024 Asian: 61.9% 61.9%
2011 Black: 45.5% 45.5%
2012 Black: 40.0% 40.0%
2013 Black: 36.4% 36.4%
2014 Black: 40.0% 40.0%
2015 Black: 46.2% 46.2%
2016 Black: 83.3% 83.3%
2017 Black: 30.8% 30.8%
2018 Black: 83.3% 83.3%
2019 Black: 60.0% 60.0%
2020 Black: 61.5% 61.5%
2021 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2022 Black: 61.5% 61.5%
2023 Black: 77.3% 77.3%
2024 Black: 36.4% 36.4%
2011 Hispanic: 43.8% 43.8%
2012 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9%
2013 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7%
2014 Hispanic: 52.6% 52.6%
2015 Hispanic: 46.7% 46.7%
2016 Hispanic: 27.6% 27.6%
2017 Hispanic: 58.6% 58.6%
2018 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2019 Hispanic: 59.0% 59.0%
2020 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5%
2021 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5%
2022 Hispanic: 61.1% 61.1%
2023 Hispanic: 55.3% 55.3%
2024 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1%
2011 White: 53.2% 53.2%
2012 White: 48.3% 48.3%
2013 White: 49.0% 49.0%
2014 White: 61.6% 61.6%
2015 White: 56.8% 56.8%
2016 White: 58.2% 58.2%
2017 White: 63.4% 63.4%
2018 White: 63.6% 63.6%
2019 White: 60.6% 60.6%
2020 White: 64.9% 64.9%
2021 White: 61.5% 61.5%
2022 White: 60.6% 60.6%
2023 White: 61.4% 61.4%
2024 White: 59.3% 59.3%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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
⇅
Arts
39.7%
121
31% / 69%
3%
$44,123
18
97%
Humanities & Social Sciences
39.0%
119
20% / 80%
1%
$46,797
25
98%
Education
11.5%
35
11% / 89%
6%
$51,824
40
94%
Business & Economics
7.5%
23
57% / 43%
4%
$71,674
80
95%
Life & Natural Sciences
1.0%
3
0% / 100%
0%
$54,934
49
—
Agriculture & Food Science
0.7%
2
50% / 50%
0%
$49,757
34
—
Physical Sciences & Math
0.7%
2
0% / 100%
0%
$65,703
73
—
Research
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Business & Economics
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Computer Science
—
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Engineering
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Health Sciences
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Life & Natural Sciences
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Physical Sciences & Math
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Total
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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.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
72%
Yield (Unbound)
8%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
72%
72%
72%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 66.4% 66.4%
2012 Acceptance: 63.9% 63.9%
2013 Acceptance: 67.5% 67.5%
2014 Acceptance: 71.5% 71.5%
2015 Acceptance: 67.1% 67.1%
2016 Acceptance: 63.7% 63.7%
2017 Acceptance: 72.6% 72.6%
2018 Acceptance: 75.7% 75.7%
2019 Acceptance: 74.7% 74.7%
2020 Acceptance: 83.8% 83.8%
2021 Acceptance: 86.9% 86.9%
2022 Acceptance: 86.2% 86.2%
2023 Acceptance: 94.4% 94.4%
2024 Acceptance: 96.9% 96.9%
2011 Yield: 20.0% 20.0%
2012 Yield: 19.3% 19.3%
2013 Yield: 18.0% 18.0%
2014 Yield: 15.1% 15.1%
2015 Yield: 17.8% 17.8%
2016 Yield: 16.9% 16.9%
2017 Yield: 16.7% 16.7%
2018 Yield: 15.7% 15.7%
2019 Yield: 14.1% 14.1%
2020 Yield: 13.3% 13.3%
2021 Yield: 10.9% 10.9%
2022 Yield: 8.9% 8.9%
2023 Yield: 8.0% 8.0%
2024 Yield: 7.9% 7.9%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 2,763 2,763
2012 Applicants: 2,718 2,718
2013 Applicants: 2,605 2,605
2014 Applicants: 2,827 2,827
2015 Applicants: 3,182 3,182
2016 Applicants: 3,386 3,386
2017 Applicants: 3,165 3,165
2018 Applicants: 3,171 3,171
2019 Applicants: 3,049 3,049
2020 Applicants: 2,879 2,879
2021 Applicants: 2,942 2,942
2022 Applicants: 3,144 3,144
2023 Applicants: 2,509 2,509
2024 Applicants: 2,526 2,526
2011 Admitted: 1,836 1,836
2012 Admitted: 1,737 1,737
2013 Admitted: 1,758 1,758
2014 Admitted: 2,021 2,021
2015 Admitted: 2,135 2,135
2016 Admitted: 2,158 2,158
2017 Admitted: 2,298 2,298
2018 Admitted: 2,401 2,401
2019 Admitted: 2,277 2,277
2020 Admitted: 2,413 2,413
2021 Admitted: 2,558 2,558
2022 Admitted: 2,711 2,711
2023 Admitted: 2,369 2,369
2024 Admitted: 2,447 2,447
2011 Enrolled: 367 367
2012 Enrolled: 336 336
2013 Enrolled: 316 316
2014 Enrolled: 305 305
2015 Enrolled: 381 381
2016 Enrolled: 364 364
2017 Enrolled: 383 383
2018 Enrolled: 378 378
2019 Enrolled: 320 320
2020 Enrolled: 320 320
2021 Enrolled: 280 280
2022 Enrolled: 240 240
2023 Enrolled: 189 189
2024 Enrolled: 193 193
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 940 940
2012 25th: 962 962
2013 25th: 950 950
2014 25th: 980 980
2015 25th: 960 960
2016 25th: 960 960
2017 25th: 1020 1020
2018 25th: 938 938
2019 25th: 1000 1000
2011 75th: 1160 1160
2012 75th: 1180 1180
2013 75th: 1170 1170
2014 75th: 1190 1190
2015 75th: 1170 1170
2016 75th: 1160 1160
2017 75th: 1210 1210
2018 75th: 1293 1293
2019 75th: 1210 1210
SAT Math
450
500
550
600
650
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 460 460
2012 25th: 462 462
2013 25th: 460 460
2014 25th: 470 470
2015 25th: 470 470
2016 25th: 470 470
2017 25th: 490 490
2018 25th: 463 463
2019 25th: 490 490
2011 75th: 570 570
2012 75th: 580 580
2013 75th: 570 570
2014 75th: 580 580
2015 75th: 570 570
2016 75th: 560 560
2017 75th: 580 580
2018 75th: 628 628
2019 75th: 590 590
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 480 480
2012 25th: 500 500
2013 25th: 490 490
2014 25th: 510 510
2015 25th: 490 490
2016 25th: 490 490
2017 25th: 530 530
2018 25th: 475 475
2019 25th: 510 510
2011 75th: 590 590
2012 75th: 600 600
2013 75th: 600 600
2014 75th: 610 610
2015 75th: 600 600
2016 75th: 600 600
2017 75th: 630 630
2018 75th: 665 665
2019 75th: 620 620
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0%
2018 Submitted: 84.0% 84.0%
2019 Submitted: 79.0% 79.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
