29 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138-2790 	
617.868.9600  phone
617.349.8717  fax
www.lesley.edu

FACT SHEET

About Lesley: 

Lesley University, a 12,000-student, multi-site university for women and men, is one of the nation's largest providers of graduate professional education opportunities to K-12 educators.  

Anchored by a strong liberal arts curriculum, Lesley offers undergraduate and graduate programs in education, the arts, human services and the environment at its Cambridge and Boston campuses, online, and in 150 locations in 24 states. Lesley's four schools include the School of Education, the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, The Art Institute of Boston, and Lesley College, an undergraduate residential college.  

Lesley University prepares individuals for lives and careers that make a difference, and serves the evolving needs of students and a diverse society through innovative programs and pedagogy, high quality instruction, scholarship, advocacy, and outreach.

President:
Margaret A. McKenna

Founded:
1909

2005/2006 Enrollment:
Total Enrollment 			12,344
Undergraduate 				2,709
Graduate 				9,118
Continuing education			517
         
Location:
In addition to its Cambridge campus, Lesley also has locations in Boston, MA and Israel and offers programs at more than 150 sites in 22 states, as well as online. 
         
Off-campus sites:
Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah,  Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
         
International opportunities include:
England, Israel, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden
         
Accreditation:
New England Association of Schools and Colleges 
National Association of Schools of Art and Design 

Lesley's Four Schools include:
School of Education
Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences
The Art Institute of Boston
Lesley College - undergraduate college

Academic Centers and Institutes:
Center for Children, Families and Public Policy
Center for Management and Professional Development
Center for Peaceable Schools
Center for Reading Recovery & Literacy Collaborative
Center for Special Education
Program Evaluation and Research Group
Institute for Body, Mind & Spirituality
The Learning Lab @ Lesley