Lasell University

Lasell University is a private nonprofit college in Newton, MA. Its average net price is $26,341 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$19,462
$30,001 to $48,000$19,909
$48,001 to $75,000$21,160
$75,001 to $110,000$27,653
$110,001 and up$32,589
$28,392Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$28,392Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$26,341Average Net Price
$14,742Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$3,166Other Expenses
34.9%Students on Pell Grants
64.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

81.2%Acceptance Rate
530 to 598SAT Reading, Middle Half
500 to 560SAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$51,572
8 years after entry$57,287
10 years after entry$64,330
64.5%Graduation Rate
70.4%Retention Rate
$26,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Newton, MALocation
Small citySetting
1,226Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Communications$42,340 Small program - rough guide n=68$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=43
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Criminology$51,979 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Curriculum and Instruction$42,218 National median for this major n=86Not published
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Design and Applied Arts$37,743 Small program - rough guide n=37$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=41
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$41,521 National median for this major n=2,897Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$50,132 Small program - rough guide n=40Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=61
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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