Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA · Private nonprofit
14.1%
Acceptance rate
1,513
SAT Average
$25,008
Avg net price
2,318
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 573 |
| Bachelor’s 133 |
| Bachelor’s 84 |
| Bachelor’s 68 |
| Bachelor’s 50 |
| Bachelor’s 42 |
| Bachelor’s 40 |
| Bachelor’s 30 |
| Bachelor’s 25 |
| Bachelor’s 22 |
| Bachelor’s 17 |
| Bachelor’s 16 |
| Bachelor’s 11 |
| Bachelor’s 10 |
| Bachelor’s 9 |
| Bachelor’s 9 |
| Bachelor’s 7 |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
Projected sponsored sports14
Athletic participation
273 unique student-athletes · 14 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · Financial aid due Nov 1
Early Decision II
Binding · Financial aid due Jan 5
Regular Decision
Financial aid due Jan 8
· Apply with Common App, Coalition, or QuestBridge Application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $66,880
- Required fees
- $296
- Food and housing
- $21,024
- Books and supplies
- $800
- Other expenses
- $1,250
- Total
- $90,250
- $75,1982019–2019–20
- $78,2702020–2120–21
- $81,0902021–2221–22
- $83,0502022–2322–23
- $86,2902023–2423–24
- $90,2502024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $25,008 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 55%
- Average share of need met
- 100%
- Average need-based grant
- $71,018
- Required forms
- FAFSA and CSS Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Wellesley College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Wellesley College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Wellesley College runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Wellesley College admits in-state applicants at 21.6%, out-of-state applicants at 21.4%, and international applicants at 3.4%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
576 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 37% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 23%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
44% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
18% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 25% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 25% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Wellesley College rates 4 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very important
- Class rank
- Important
- Application essay
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Character / personal qualities
- Very important
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
Wellesley College leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
Wellesley College's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $25,008 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 319 of 576 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Wellesley College offers need-based aid only (no merit for nonresidents): nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Wellesley College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
96.3% of Wellesley College’s first-years return for a second year and 91.2% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03