Lesley University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Lesley University is a private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The college was originally established by Edith Lesley in 1909 as The Lesley School. It was granted the status of a university in 2001. The university offers more than 20 undergraduate majors and more than 90 adult bachelors, masters, certificates of advanced graduate study and Ph.D. programs. It is organized into the following academic units:

• Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences
• Lesley College
• School of Education
• The Art Institute of Boston

Lesley University fields a variety of men’s and women’s sports teams. They are members of the New England Collegiate Conference and their official mascot is the Lynx. The campus is home to several student clubs and organizations.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, therapy and counseling, and photography and commercial art.
• High female/male ratio.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• 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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 6,690 in 2009-2010 (4,796 full-time equivalent).

About 25% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 75% of the class.

Undergrads are 20% of enrolled students and graduate students are 80%.

Students under 25 years old represent 31% of the student body. About 28% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Lesley provides on-campus housing for 763 of its 4,796 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

The school is in the North Atlantic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Lesley offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (27 awarded)

• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (22 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (2,065 awarded)

• Computer Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (6 awarded)

• Community Organization and Advocacy

FINE ARTS (61 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (284 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Social Sciences

MEDIA (10 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (61 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Photography

SCIENCE (13 awarded)

• Ecology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (289 awarded)

• Community Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions