Study at Lesley University

Lesley University is a private university with campuses in Boston and Cambridge, in the state of Massachusetts. It was originally founded by Edith Lesley in 1909 as The Lesley School, and after various name changes it became Lesley University in 2001.

Lesley University offers more than 20 undergraduate majors and over 90 Adult Bachelors, Masters, Certificates of Advanced Graduate Study. The university also offers M.Ed. and Ed.S. programs at more than 150 sites in over 20 U.S. states. The various schools and colleges that fall under it are:

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

The official mascot of Lesley University is the Lynx. It is a member of the North Atlantic Conference.

Profile of Lesley University

Lesley is found in Cambridge, MA. Cambridge is a medium-sized city. The school is a private, not-for-profit institution. Students can earn degrees up to and including the Doctoral degree at Lesley.

Course Topics

The school is known for its programs in education and teaching.

Lesley Selectivity

Admission to Lesley is not automatic; not everyone who applies gets in. Three quarters of students in 2007 had SAT verbal scores of at least 450. Half of math SAT scores of accepted students fell between 460 and 560.

Faculty

Lesley has a tenure system for senior faculty.

Student Enrollment

Students numbered 7,003 in 2007 at the school. Many of the students at Lesley are in their forties, or even older. A very high share of students at the school are female.

Student Life

Lesley offers students meal plans. The school values student athletics, and belongs to the North Atlantic Conference.

Lesley Programs and Degrees

General Category	Degrees	Most Common Majors
Education and Teaching	2,293	education courses, computer teaching, curriculum and instruction, elementary school teaching, special ed, early childhood education, middle school teaching, English teaching, ...
Liberal Arts	295	liberal arts and humanities, interdisciplinary studies, social services, English
Therapy and Counseling	274	mental and social health services, counseling psychology, child psychology, community psychology
Photography and Commercial Art	62	commercial art, photography
Fine Arts	53	fine arts
Business and Management	34	business administration, non-profit management
Conservation and Resource Management	26	environmental studies, environmental science
Science	12	ecology
Media	6	animation and special effects, communications tech courses
Family and Social Work	5	community organization
Art Studies	5	art studies
Nutrition and Exercise Therapy	0	rehabilitation

Contact: Lesley

Lesley University
29 Everett St
Cambridge, MA 02138-2790
General Phone: (617) 868-9600
http://www.lesley.edu