Student Population at Lesley

Total Enrollment

2,557

Undergraduate

1,229

Graduate

1,328

Online Enrollment

496

Men Students

595

Women Students

1,962

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,557 students have enrolled at Lesley University - 1,229 undergraduate and 1,328 graduate.

By gender, 595 male and 1,962 female students are attending Lesley University. By attendance status, there are 1,104 full-time students and 1,453 part-time students.

The number of students at Lesley University is relatively small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts.

Lesley University offers online degree/certificate programs and 496 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Lesley's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts.

The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts average (3,644 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Lesley University	2,557	1,229	1,328
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts	3,644	2,511	1,728

The below chart compares the student population between Lesley University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 595 male and 1,962 female students attending Lesley. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.30 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Lesley.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Lesley
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,229	791	438
Men	370	252	118
Women	859	539	320

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Lesley
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,328	313	1,015
Men	225	60	165
Women	1,103	253	850

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,400 White students (54.75%) and 340 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (13.30%) at Lesley University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Lesley University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Lesley University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	3	2
Asian	75	22	53
Black or African American	115	37	78
Hispanic	222	57	165
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	564	162	402
Two or More Races	48	16	32
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	160	58	102
Total	1,229	370	859

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Lesley University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	0	4
Asian	65	15	50
Black or African American	80	19	61
Hispanic	111	9	102
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	836	133	703
Two or More Races	28	4	24
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	180	44	136
Total	1,328	225	1,103

Online Student Population

At Lesley University, 1,122 students (43.88% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 496 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 329 students live in Massachusetts where Lesley University is located in and 159 students have enrolled from other states.