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University or college · Private nonprofit

Lasell University

Newton, MA256 online only

Lasell University is a private nonprofit university in Newton, MA, with about 1,271 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,271
plus 256 studying only online
Admission rate
81%
higher than at 57% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$27,511
higher than at 78% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
59%
higher than at 58% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$49,705
higher than at 71% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Lasell University, in brief

Rent in Newton is above the state median

Median rent in Newton is $2,370 a month, 35% above the state median. Living in Newton ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Lasell University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, specialized sales graduates earn a median $69,156 four years out. Design and applied arts graduates earn $32,379. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 22%Business 21%Parks, recreation & fitness 12%Communication 10%Visual & performing arts 10%Education 8%Everything else 17%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness40 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$55k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies32 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$53k4 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts31 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$32k4 yrs out
Psychology, General24 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$55k4 yrs out
Criminology24 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$57k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations23 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$56k4 yrs out
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations22 graduates a year · typical debt $26,500
$69k4 yrs out
Hospitality Administration/Management18 graduates a year · typical debt $26,399
$69k4 yrs out
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Lasell University?

81%

of applicants admitted

About 16 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
530–598
SAT math
500–560

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1100.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $42,434 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $27,040Room & board $14,040Books & supplies $1,200

After grants, the average family on aid pays $27,511.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$25,139

About $100,556 over 4 years · 41% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
59%
within 6 years · Pell students 56%
Come back for year two
70%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$49,705
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$26,000
about $276 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7.3%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$276 a month against about $3,789 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

67%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 83% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$39k
Middle income$30–75k
$53k
Higher incomeover $75k
$54k
Who goes there

The students

1,226 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 61%Hispanic 15%Black 11%Asian 2%Two or more 4%International 3%

Women and men

Women 65%Men 35%
12 : 1
students per teacher
31%
get Pell grants (lower income)
72%
take federal loans
5%
undergrads 25 or older
4%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Newton

11% of Newton’s 90,741 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Newton pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Lasell University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Hebrew CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Newton
0.5 mi167 students
Brandeis UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Waltham
1.8 mi4,978 students
Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wellesley
2.3 mi2,620 students
Bentley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Waltham
3.2 mi5,168 students
Babson CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wellesley
3.3 mi3,646 students
Regis CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Weston · mostly online
3.5 mi1,166 students
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Needham
3.5 mi402 students
Boston CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Newton
3.8 mi14,512 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.