Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Lesley University is greatly skewed towards women students, with 76.6% of undergraduate students being women and 23.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,757, with 1,346 women and 411 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Lesley University is greatly skewed towards women students, with 86.4% of undergraduate students being women and 13.6% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 2,253, with 1,946 women and 307 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 23.4% 411 students
- women 76.6% 1,346 students
Graduate Students
- men 13.6% 307 students
- women 86.4% 1,946 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 56.7% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 994 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 16.7% of the student body, with 293 students. African American students represent 7.5% of the population, with 132 students, while Asian students account for 5.4%, with 95 students. Mixed race students account for 3.9% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 69 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 1 students.
International students make up 3.8% of the undergraduate population, totaling 66 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 5.8% of the population, totaling 102 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Lesley University.
Undergraduate Students
- White 56.7% 994 students
- Hispanic 16.7% 293 students
- African American 7.5% 132 students
- Unknown race 5.8% 102 students
- Asian 5.4% 95 students
- Mixed race 3.9% 69 students
- International students 3.8% 66 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Graduate Students
- White 68.1% 1,528 students
- Unknown race 10.7% 241 students
- Hispanic 7.2% 161 students
- African American 5.2% 117 students
- International students 3.7% 84 students
- Asian 2.9% 65 students
- Mixed race 2.1% 48 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 40.5% 62 students
- Hispanic 20.3% 31 students
- Unknown race 16.3% 25 students
- African American 12.4% 19 students
- International students 4.6% 7 students
- Asian 3.9% 6 students
- Mixed race 2.0% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 33% 580 students
- 18-19 31% 540 students
- 22-24 13% 228 students
- 25-29 8% 143 students
- 30-34 4% 77 students
- 40-49 3% 60 students
- 35-39 2% 36 students
- 50-64 1% 26 students
- 22-24 25% 555 students
- 35-39 17% 387 students
- 20-21 17% 386 students
- 25-29 15% 331 students
- 40-49 12% 273 students
- 30-34 11% 257 students
- 18-19 1% 31 students
- 50-64 1% 24 students
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