Longy School of Music of Bard College vs Lesley University

Cambridge, MA · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · MA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Longy School of Music of Bard College: enrollment shrank -41.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -2 students/yr fitted, r² 0.79.
  • Lesley University: enrollment ranged 1,252–2,108 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Longy School of Music of Bard College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.11).
  • Lesley University: acceptance rate eased +39.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.83).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Longy School of Music of Bard College vs Lesley University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Lesley University leads on in-state tuition ($34,256 vs $55,275 at Longy School of Music of Bard College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Lesley University leads on out-of-state tuition ($34,256 vs $55,275 at Longy School of Music of Bard College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Lesley University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($40,150 vs $31,072 at Longy School of Music of Bard College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Longy School of Music of Bard College and Lesley University?▼
Lesley University leads on in-state tuition at $34,256 versus $55,275 at Longy School of Music of Bard College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Longy School of Music of Bard College and Lesley University?▼
Lesley University leads on out-of-state tuition at $34,256 versus $55,275 at Longy School of Music of Bard College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Longy School of Music of Bard College and Lesley University?▼
Lesley University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $40,150 versus $31,072 at Longy School of Music of Bard College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025