by our College Data Analytics TeamIs Lesley really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at Lesley. We analyzed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
What does diversity really mean at the college level? College Factual crunched the numbers to find out how diverse the typical college campus really is, considering race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Lesley total enrollment is approximately 1,733 students. 1,081 are undergraduates and 652 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Lesley undergraduate population is made up of 72.4% women, and 27.6% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Lesley Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 565 | 52.5% |
| Hispanic | 202 | 18.8% |
| Black or African American | 88 | 8.2% |
| Unknown | 79 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 54 | 5.0% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 49 | 4.5% |
| International | 40 | 3.7% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 84.8% of full-time grad students are women, and 15.2% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Lesley Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 414 | 63.7% |
| Unknown | 76 | 11.7% |
| Hispanic | 52 | 8.0% |
| International | 35 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 27 | 4.2% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 13 | 2.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 979 | 56.7% |
| Hispanic | 254 | 14.7% |
| Unknown | 155 | 9.0% |
| Black or African American | 121 | 7.0% |
| Asian | 81 | 4.7% |
| International | 75 | 4.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 62 | 3.6% |
Lesley University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 74.8% |
| Asian | 11.8% |
| Hispanic | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 3.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 3.7% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 1,336 female students and 397 male students at Lesley.
Lesley University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 75.7% of Lesley students come from within the state, and 24.3% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 20 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 120 | 64.9% |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 6.5% |
| New York | 9 | 4.9% |
| Connecticut | 5 | 2.7% |
| Maine | 5 | 2.7% |
Lesley enrolls roughly 4.3% international (nonresident) students, adding to the international character of the campus.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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