University

Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Suburban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $67,176
Out-of-state tuition: $67,176
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,300

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2025–2026 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

14.8%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,366 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate enrollment.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,303 students; Official CDS B1 full-time undergraduate total: 4 men, 2,298 women, and 1 student of unknown sex.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 63 students; Official CDS B1 part-time undergraduate total: 27 men, 31 women, and 5 students of unknown sex.

Majors

Anthropology
Social Sciences
Architecture
Architecture and Related Services
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physical Sciences
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Classical and Ancient Studies
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-05 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-08 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

How many responses?

1 Wellesley-specific essay

Wellesley requires one Wellesley-specific essay in addition to the personal essay.

2026–2027

Required · First-year applicants
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?
No length limit reported — Required Wellesley-specific essay.
https://www.wellesley.edu/admission-aid/apply/first-year-applicants

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $0
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Required
Value: 1 Wellesley-specific essay
Wellesley requires one Wellesley-specific essay in addition to the personal essay.
https://www.wellesley.edu/admission-aid/apply/first-year-applicants

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Official source · supports supplemental_essays:2026–2027
https://www.wellesley.edu/admission-aid/apply/first-year-applicants
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Official Wellesley first-year application page with the current Wellesley-specific essay prompt.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 8,506 applicants; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year applicants for Fall 2025.
First-year students admitted (C1): 1,258 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year admits for Fall 2025.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 576 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year enrollees for Fall 2025.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; Official CDS C11 GPA distribution is blank.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; Official CDS C11 GPA distribution is blank.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution; Official CDS C11 GPA distribution is blank.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; Official CDS C11 GPA distribution is blank.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution; Official CDS C11 GPA distribution is blank.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; Official CDS C11 GPA distribution is blank.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; Official CDS C11 GPA distribution is blank.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; Official CDS C11 GPA distribution is blank.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; Official CDS C11 GPA distribution is blank.
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution; Official CDS C12 average high-school GPA is blank.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 44%; Official CDS C9 reports 44 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted SAT scores.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 18%; Official CDS C9 reports 18 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted ACT scores.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 730 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th percentile.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 760 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 75th percentile.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 720 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 25th percentile.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 790 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 75th percentile.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 33 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 25th percentile.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 35 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 75th percentile.

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 8:1; Official CDS I2 reports an 8-to-1 Fall 2025 student-to-faculty ratio based on 2,324 students.

Source: Wellesley College Common Data Set 2025-2026 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

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Document ID: url:https://wellesley-college.files.svdcdn.com/production/administrative-departments/OIR/CDS_2025-2026-FINAL.pdf?dm=1773253066 · Import: cds-2026-09-v119-wellesley

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

14.0%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution
First-year applications (C1): 8,714 applicants; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students admitted (C1): 1,224 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students enrolled (C1): 583 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,407 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,310 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 97 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 43%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 18%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 730 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 770 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 730 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 790 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 33 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 35 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: Wellesley College Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

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Document ID: url:https://www.wellesley.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

Computer Software and Media Applications

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Economics

Social Sciences

Education, General

Education

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

International Relations and National Security Studies

Social Sciences

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics and Computer Science

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Research and Experimental Psychology

Psychology

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

English Language and Literature/Letters

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Sociology

Social Sciences

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