Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA, US🇺🇸

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Location & Campus

Gender Distribution

Fall 2023 undergraduate

% of International Students

2024/2025 undergraduate
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Wellesley College is located in Large Suburb of Wellesley, MA, US🇺🇸

Admissions

Deadlines

 
    • Early Decision
      Fall 2025
    • Early Decision II
      Fall 2025
    • Regular Decision
      Fall 2025

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2024 undergraduate

International

Overall

Overall ED

Test Scores SAT/ACT

Test Policy for Fall 2026: SAT/ACT Optional

SAT

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing

720770

Math

720780

ACT

Composite

3335
The range shows 25th - 75th percentile scores of students enrolled in Fall 2023

Relative Importance of Factors in Admission Decisions

Academic Factors

FactorVery ImportantImportantConsideredNot Considered
Rigor of secondary school record
Class rank
Academic GPA
Standardized test scores
Application essay
Recommendation(s)

Non-Academic Factors

FactorVery ImportantImportantConsideredNot Considered
Interview
Extracurricular activities
Talent/ability
Character/personal qualities
First generation
Alumni/ae relation
Geographical residence
State residency
Religious affiliation/commitment
Volunteer work
Work experience
Level of applicant’s interest

Supplemental Essays

 

Wellesley students actively seek ways to build bridges and to change the world for the better. Tell us about an experience working with and alongside people of different backgrounds and/or perspectives from your own. Why was this important to you, and what lessons from this will you bring with you to Wellesley?

Please limit your response to two thoughtful paragraphs (minimum 250 words, maximum 400 words).

2000 palabras

Costs & Aid

$86.290Total Cost on Campus
$-1805Average Cost After Aid on Campus
2023-2024 for international students
Estimated expensesAcademic year 2023-24
Undergraduate tuition and fees$64.320
Books and supplies$800
On-campus housing$19.920
On-campus other expenses$1250
Total$86.290

Rankings

#7U.S. News National Liberal Arts Colleges Rankings 2025

Fields of Study

Econometrics andQuantitative EconomicsComputer and InformationSciencesResearch andExperimental Psychology,OtherPolitical Science andGovernmentBiology/BiologicalSciencesNeuroscienceEnglish Language andLiteratureBiochemistryChemistryComputer Software andMedia Applications, Other
Students graduated in 2022-2023