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Lesley University

Cambridge, MA 4 year Private

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

86.9%

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Lesley University during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 2,942 780 2,162
Admitted students 2,558 611 1,947
Enrolled students 280 65 215
Acceptance rate 87% 78% 90%
Yield rate 11% 11% 11%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Lesley University received a total of 2,942 applications. These applications included 780 male applicants and 2,162 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 2,942 applicants, Lesley University admitted 2,558 students. Among the admitted students, there were 611 males and 1,947 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 280 students chose to enroll at Lesley University. This means that 280 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 65 were male and 215 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Lesley University had an overall acceptance rate of 87% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 78% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 90%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Lesley University had an overall yield rate of 11% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 11%, and for female admitted students, it was 11%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Lesley University over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 3,182 794 2,388 2,135 412 1,723 67% 52% 72% 381 81 300 18% 20% 17%
2016 3,386 815 2,571 2,158 416 1,742 64% 51% 68% 364 83 281 17% 20% 16%
2017 3,165 751 2,414 2,298 464 1,834 73% 62% 76% 383 77 306 17% 17% 17%
2018 3,171 763 2,408 2,401 487 1,914 76% 64% 80% 378 79 299 16% 16% 16%
2019 3,049 756 2,293 2,277 478 1,799 75% 63% 78% 320 76 244 14% 16% 14%
2020 2,879 689 2,188 2,413 523 1,888 84% 76% 86% 320 76 243 13% 14% 13%
2021 2,942 780 2,162 2,558 611 1,947 87% 78% 90% 280 65 215 11% 11% 11%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Lesley University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Lesley University operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank

Neither required nor recommended

  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Lesley University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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