Lesley University Student Population

How many students at Lesley?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Lesley University has a total enrollment of 2,557 students, including 1,229 undergraduate and 1,328 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 595 male students (23.3%) and 1,962 female students (76.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,400 White students (54.8%) and 333 Hispanic students (13%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,229 undergraduate students (48.1%) and 1,328 graduate students (51.9%).
• Class Delivery: 496 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 626 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Lesley's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 595 male (23.27%) and 1,962 female (76.73%) students are attending Lesley University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 30.33.

By class level, 1,229 (48.06%) are undergraduate students and 1,328 (51.94%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 30.11% are male and 69.89% are female, while among graduate students, 16.94% are male and 83.06% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,400 White, 195 Black, and 140 Asian students out of a total of 2,557 are attending at Lesley University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Lesley University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 65.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Lesley has 36 students under 18 years old and 26 students over 65 years old. There are 1,351 students under 25 years old, and 1,770 students over 25 years old out of 3,134 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 36 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Lesley has 1,083 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 250 students aged 25 and over.

It has 268 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,520 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Lesley University, 496 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 626 students are enrolled in some online courses.

329 students who live in Massachusetts or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 167 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,229 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 165 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.43%.82 students have transferred in as full-time status and 83 students transferred in as part-time status.