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Lasell University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Newton, Massachusetts. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Lasell University?

Contact details for Lasell are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1844 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, MA 02466
Phone:	617-243-2000
Website:	www.lasell.edu

How Do I Get Into Lasell?

You can apply to Lasell online at: www.lasell.edu/admissions/apply.html

Admission Requirements for Lasell

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Lasell?

With an acceptance rate of 85%, Lasell is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 4% of students accepted to Lasell submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 705. Math scores were between 510 and 620.

Lasell received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 30. Math scores were between 26 and 27. Composite scores were between 24 and 29.

Can I Afford Lasell University?

The overall average net price of Lasell is $36,799. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Lasell, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $7,651 a year. That adds up to $30,604 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lasell is 1.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Lasell University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,301 undergraduate students at Lasell, with 1,267 being full-time and 34 being part-time.

There are also 394 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,267 full-time undergraduates at Lasell, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lasell University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	41
Black or African American	128
Hispanic or Latino	150
White	831
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	94

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Lasell University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 43 countries are represented at Lasell. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Japan.

Online Learning at Lasell University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 36 master’s degree programs available online at Lasell. In 2020-2021, 1,183 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Lasell has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 19th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Lasell

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lasell University was 73.2%. This is the #428 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Lasell regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.