Lesley University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Lesley University is a private doctoral/professional university in Cambridge, MA (city setting), with 1,342 undergraduates (79% women). It admitted 94% of 2,509 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $55,580 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $33,111 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 62% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in visual & performing arts, liberal arts & general studies, education. The campus reported 1.56 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Lesley University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 62 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $32,780
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Lesley University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Lesley University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | North Atlantic Conference | 24 | — | 4 | $44k | $1,851 | — | |
| Baseball | North Atlantic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $60k | $2,722 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | North Atlantic Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $35k | $2,494 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | North Atlantic Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $32k | $2,661 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | North Atlantic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | North Atlantic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | North Atlantic Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $11k | $1,254 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | North Atlantic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $40k | $1,812 | — | |
| Softball | North Atlantic Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $32k | $2,321 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Empire 8 | 13 | — | 1 | $13k | $1,034 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | North Atlantic Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $16k | $1,943 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | North Atlantic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $27k | $1,237 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | North Atlantic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $27k | $1,414 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | North Atlantic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $22k | $1,380 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.