Former names | Lesley School (1909–1944) Lesley College (1944–2001) School of Practical Art (1912–1967) Art Institute of Boston (1967–1998) |
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Motto | Perissem Ni Perstitissem (Latin) |
Motto in English | I Would Have Perished Had I Not Persisted |
Type | Private university |
Established | 1909 |
Accreditation | NECHE |
Endowment | $186.2 million (2020)[1] |
President | Janet L. Steinmayer |
Provost | Jonathan Jefferson (interim) |
Students | 3,406 (fall 2022)[2] |
Undergraduates | 2,707 (2018–19)[3] |
Postgraduates | 3,886 (2018–19)[3] |
Location | , U.S. |
Campus | Urban, 15.87 acres (6.42 ha)[4] |
Calendar | Semester |
Colors | Green and white |
Nickname | Lynx |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III New England Collegiate Conference |
Website | www |
Lesley University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.[5] As of 2018–19 Lesley University enrolled 6,593 students (2,707 undergraduate and 3,886 graduate).[6]