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Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA · CDS 20252026 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
14.8%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
45.8%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
8:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$6,061

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates2,366
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students2,366

Admissions

Total applicants8,506
Total admitted1,258
Total enrolled576
Overall admit rate14.8%
Admit rate — women14.8%
Admit rate — men
Yield rate45.8%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification datemid-Dec
# admitted under ED plan301
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT44.0%
% submitting ACT18.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile730
SAT EBRW 75th %ile760
SAT Math 25th %ile720
SAT Math 75th %ile790
ACT Comp 25th %ile33
ACT Comp 75th %ile35
% in top 10% of HS class88.0%
% in top 25% of HS class99.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees
Room and board
Total cost — in-state
Total cost — out-of-state

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$70,519
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met69.2%
Avg merit grant (no need)$55,716
Avg loan debt at graduation$6,061

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist2,214
# admitted from waitlist59
Waitlist admit rate5.3%
Transfer applicants (total)340
Transfer admit rate12.9%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio8:1
% faculty full-time90.2%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)14.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$25,496Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)91.9%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)89.1%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate96.4%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$72,449Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant21.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan17.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full38.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress32.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress7.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white29.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black8.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino14.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian25.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races7.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international13.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women62.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men37.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white68.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian15.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences23.2%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services14.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences11.9%
Physical Sciences8.7%
Psychology7.3%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies7.0%
English Language And Literature/Letters5.2%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies4.4%