Wellesley, MA · CDS 2025–2026 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 2,366 | |
| Total all graduate | 0 | |
| Grand total all students | 2,366 |
| Total applicants | 8,506 | |
| Total admitted | 1,258 | |
| Total enrolled | 576 | |
| Overall admit rate | 14.8% | |
| Admit rate — women | 14.8% | |
| Admit rate — men | — | — |
| Yield rate | 45.8% |
| Offers Early Decision plan? | Yes | |
| ED closing date | 11/1 | |
| ED notification date | mid-Dec | |
| # admitted under ED plan | 301 | |
| Offers Early Action plan? | No | |
| EA closing date | — | — |
| EA notification date | — | — |
| Restrictive Early Action? | — | — |
| % submitting SAT | 44.0% | |
| % submitting ACT | 18.0% | |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | 730 | |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | 760 | |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | 720 | |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | 790 | |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | 33 | |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | 35 | |
| % in top 10% of HS class | 88.0% | |
| % in top 25% of HS class | 99.0% |
| Tuition — in-state | — | — |
| Tuition — out-of-state | — | — |
| Required fees | — | — |
| Room and board | — | — |
| Total cost — in-state | — | — |
| Total cost — out-of-state | — | — |
| Avg need-based grant | $70,519 | |
| Avg % of need met | 100.0% | |
| % with 100% of need met | 69.2% | |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | $55,716 | |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | $6,061 |
| # offered place on waitlist | 2,214 | |
| # admitted from waitlist | 59 | |
| Waitlist admit rate | 5.3% | |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 340 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 12.9% |
| Student-faculty ratio | 8:1 | |
| % faculty full-time | 90.2% |
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.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 14.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | — | — |
| Average net price (private) | $25,496 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| 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 rate | 96.4% | 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 | $72,449 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 21.7% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 17.3% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 38.8% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 32.9% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 7.4% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | — | — |
| Defaulted | — | — |
| % part-time | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 29.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 8.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 14.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 25.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 7.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 13.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 0.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 62.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 37.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 68.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 4.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 4.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 15.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 0.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 2.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 2.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Social Sciences | 23.2% |
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 14.7% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 11.9% |
| Physical Sciences | 8.7% |
| Psychology | 7.3% |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 7.0% |
| English Language And Literature/Letters | 5.2% |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies | 4.4% |