New EnglandSuburbanPrivate4-yearSocial & Science+ Reach

Wellesley College

A reach for almost every applicant, including very strong ones.

Wellesley, MA2,318 students
Acceptance Rate
14%
highly selective
Median SAT
1,510
Middle 50%: 1440–1550
Net Price After Aid
$25.0k
Sticker $64.3k
Graduation Rate
91%
6-year, full-time

Wellesley College is a private institution in Wellesley, MA with an acceptance rate of 14% and 2,318 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1440–1550 on the SAT. The average net price after financial aid is $25,008 per year.

About Wellesley College

A private 4-year suburban university in Wellesley, MA.

Wellesley College is a college in Wellesley, MA. It enrolls roughly 2,318 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 14%. Admitted students typically score between 1440 and 1550 on the SAT.

New EnglandSuburbanPrivate4-yearSocial & Science
Acceptance Rate
14%
Highly Selective
Total Enrollment
2,318
Medium
Retention
96%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
91%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

A clear-eyed view of how your profile compares to admitted students — and the things that would move your odds the most.

Acceptance Rate
14%
14 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA

Wellesley College is a reach school for the average admitted student profile. A reach for almost every applicant, including very strong ones. Here is what would make your application as competitive as possible.

Things that would move your odds the most

  1. Aim for an SAT of 1440+
    Hitting the 25th percentile puts you in the competitive range for admitted students.
  2. Build a single deep extracurricular peak
    Depth beats breadth at selective schools — one nationally-visible accomplishment outperforms ten clubs.
  3. Strengthen one teacher recommendation
    A specific, personal letter from a teacher who knows your work moves the needle.

Probability is based on a model trained on historical admissions data. It is a guide, not a guarantee. Admissions decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Wellesley College. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,4401,550
1,510
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
3335
34
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Wellesley College after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
Tuition $64,320
Average net price after aid
$25,008
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$5,695
$30,001 – $48,000
$634
$48,001 – $75,000
$15,511
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$50,305

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
21%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
17%
Avg loan $8,700 / year
Avg Grant Aid
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Wellesley College concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Social & Science
27% of degrees awarded
Retention
96%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Wellesley College. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White33%
  • Asian26%
  • Hispanic17%
  • Black9%
  • International15%
International
14%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
2,318

Outcomes after graduation

What Wellesley College graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$84.8k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
91%
6-year, full-time

What this means

$85k is well above the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 91% graduation rate puts Wellesley College in the top tier nationally.

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