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Lasell College
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Overview
Address:
1844 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton, MA 02466
Type: Private institution
Year founded: 1851
Religious affiliation: None
Academic calendar: Semester
Undergrad body: 1,216
Setting: Suburban
Endowment: 11,716,008
Application deadline: September 1
Application fee: 40
Selectivity: Less selective
Tuition: 20,900
Room board: 9,200
Extracurriculars
Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
Num organizations: 13
Honor societies: N/A
Religious organizations: N/A
International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Multicultural Student Union
Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Association of Business Students, Gestalt(Literary Magazine), WLRC(Radio), Campus Activities Board, The Lamp(Yearbook), SGA, Lasell Jazz Ensemble, 1851(Newspaper), Student Athletic Council
Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) 1851
Num frats: 0
Frats chapter houses: 0
Percent frat members: 0%
Num sororities: 0
Sororities chapter houses: 0
Percent sorority members: 0%
Campus Life
Percent undergrad college owned: 80%
Percent fraternity: 0%
Percent sorority: 0%
Percent campus weekends: 40%
Offer housing: Yes
Percent students college housing: 80%
Campus housing: Yes
Off campus assistance: No
Types available: coed dorms, women's dorms, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students
College owned singles: N/A
College owned doubles: N/A
College owned triples: N/A
College owned apartments: N/A
College owned other: N/A
Num college owned: 23
Sprinkler system: 83%
Fire alarms: 100%
High speed internet: 100%
Campus size: 50 acres
Percent weekends: 40%
Nearest airport: Boston, MA (14), Providence (54)
Nearest train: Boston (12)
Nearest bus: Newton (1)
Public transport: Yes
Cars permitted: No
Percent cars: 50%
School employment: Yes
Percent undergrads employed: N/A
Average undergrad earnings: 1,500
Freshmen discouraged working: No
Army rotc: Not offered
Navy rotc: Not offered
Airforce rotc: Not offered
Alcohol permitted: Yes
Additional policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other
Popular events: Family & Friends Weekend; Coffehouse Series; SpringFest; Athletics
Services
Basic: nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance
Remedial: N/A
Counseling: career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control
Career: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Job six months: 86%
Job one year: N/A
Job two years: N/A
Firms: TJX Corp; JP Morgan Chase; Marriott Corp; State St Bank; Big Brother & Big Sister
Library: Yes
Library consortia: Yes
Num books: 56,000
Num subscriptions: 479
Num microforms: 209
Num audiovisual: 9,844
Num ebooks: 2
Library facilities: Libray is member of Minuteman Network, providing access to 1.3 million titles.
Museums: Yamawaki Art & Cultural Center-houses an art gallery and theatre
Winslow Academic Center-houses smart classrooms and an auditorium
Computer course: No
Own computer: No
Computers available: 150
Email accounts: Yes
Internet access: Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Num wired library: N/A
Num wired classrooms: N/A
Num wired labs: N/A
Num wired other: N/A
Wireless network: Yes
Wireless areas: in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless capacity: N/A
Recommended os: Microsoft
Hosting units: 100%
Student webpages: No
Online registration: Yes
Campus safety: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
