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