How many students at Lesley? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 3,406 students have enrolled in Lesley University with 1,554 undergraduate and 1,852 graduate students.

By gender, 669 male and 2,737 female students are attending the school.

It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (5,463 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).

575 students are enrolled exclusively, and 260 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.


Student Population by Gender

Lesley University has a total of 3,406 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 1,554 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,852 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 669 male and 2,737 female students (the male-female ratio is 20:80) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total3,4061,5541,852
Men669404265
Women2,7371,1501,587
Lesley University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartLesley University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartLesley University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,011 White, 274 Black, and 166 Asian students out of a total of 3,406 are attending at Lesley University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American15312
Asian16641125
Black27466208
Hispanic41089321
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders202
White2,0113631,648
Two or more races1032479
Race Unknown32465259
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1037
Asian822260
Black16148113
Hispanic26670196
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders202
White800194606
Two or more races702050
Race Unknown1113279
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American505
Asian841965
Black1131895
Hispanic14419125
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders---
White1,2111691,042
Two or more races33429
Race Unknown21333180
Lesley University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartLesley University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartLesley University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

By age, Lesley has 69 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 2,389 students under 25 years old, and 1,620 students over 25 years old out of 4,010 total students.

Lesley has 1,415 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 342 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at Lesley, 2 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. It has 974 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,278 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18695514
18-19571447124
20-21966778188
22-24783647136
25-2947437797
30-3433428153
35-3942336261
40-4933329637
50-6450428
Over 65660
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18675314
18-19540420120
20-21580443137
22-2422816266
25-2914310340
30-34776116
35-3936297
40-4960546
50-6426215
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18220
18-1931274
20-2138633551
22-2455548570
25-2933127457
30-3425722037
35-3938733354
40-4927324231
50-6424213
Over 65660
Lesley University 2022 Student Population by Age chartLesley University 2022 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartLesley University 2022 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartLesley University 2022 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartLesley University 2022 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartLesley University 2022 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Lesley University, 575 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 260 students are enrolled in some online courses.

315 students lived in Massachusetts or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 260 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students3,406575260
Undergraduate1,554155211
Graduate1,85242049
Online Student Population by Locality
Massachusetts ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students3152546
Undergraduate115346
Graduate2002200
Lesley University 2023 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,554 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 147 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.46%.75 students have transferred in as full-time status and 72 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time881
Transfer-in Full-time75
Regular Part-time526
Transfer-in Part-time72

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