Lasell College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Lasell College is a private college located in the Newton, Massachusetts village of Auburndale. It was established in the year 1851 as the Auburndale Female Seminary. The college is named in the honor of its founder, Edward Lasell. Lasell College offers associate’s and bachelor’s degrees in diverse areas of study which includes fashion and retail merchandising, and communications. The main campus is spread across an area of 50 acres.

Lasell College has an active student life. The campus is home to a wide variety of student clubs and organizations. Some of the popular ones include Graphic Design League, Lasell College Roller Hockey Club, Lasell College Dance Team, Multicultural Student Union, and Students Advocating for Equality.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management, nutrition and exercise therapy, hospitality, and design.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Selective admissions.
• High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,488 in 2009-2010 (1,449 full-time equivalent).

About 36% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 64% of the class.

Undergrads are 90% of enrolled students and graduate students are 10%.

Students under 25 years old represent 92% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Lasell provides on-campus housing for 1,231 of its 1,449 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Lasell offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (125 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Fashion Merchandising
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Computer Science

DESIGN (30 awarded)

• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (8 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (6 awarded)

• Human Services

HOSPITALITY (11 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LAW (1 awarded)

• Legal Professions and Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (12 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Sociology

MEDIA (11 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (37 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (5 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (6 awarded)

• Psychology