- 4 Year
- WELLESLEY, MA
Wellesley College
- grade A+Overall Grade
- 4 Year
- WELLESLEY, MA
- Rating 3.77 out of 5 624 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade A+
- Valuegrade A
- Diversitygrade A+
- Campusgrade B
- Athleticsgrade unavailable
- Party Scenegrade C minus
- Professorsgrade A
- Locationgrade C+
- Dormsgrade B minus
- Campus Foodgrade B minus
- Student Lifegrade B
- Safetygrade A+
About
🌟 Our mission matters: Educate women who will make a difference in the world. We do this with a commitment to the liberal arts and sciences and a leadership model that puts service at the center of it all.
🌟 Our real estate is prime: Close enough to the big cities (Boston, Cambridge) for unreal opportunity, far enough that campus still feels like a campus. Daily, hourly shuttles connect students to neighboring colleges, downtown internships, world-class museums, global cuisines, and historic sites.
🌟 Our financial aid policy is simple: Admit stellar students, then make Wellesley financially possible for them. We do this by meeting 100% of calculated need for all admitted students and cutting student loans for families making under $100,000 a year. A 74-million-dollar financial aid budget and average aid award of $62,500 (per year!) help too.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Student Chat: Mentorship and Support
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From your ‘Big,’ to your first year mentor group, to that one random senior down the hall that walks you to your first class—Wellesley is a community, and with community comes mentorship. Register to chat with a few students about how this mentorship (in all of its many forms!) has helped them succeed at Wellesley. No admission reps allowed!
Virtual Information Session
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Hear from an admission counselor and current student about the first-year experience, classroom dynamics, research opportunities, internships, study abroad, the benefits of attending a women’s college, and the admission and financial aid process.
International Student to Student Chat
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You, a few current international students, and a candid conversation about all things Wellesley. Ft. the Slater International Center, adjusting to life in the U.S., connecting with your culture at Wellesley, and discovering Boston and Cambridge. No admission reps allowed!
Student Chat: Boston and Beyond
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Ahhh Boston. And Cambridge. And, well, New England too. Wellesley students have it all: The big city, full of historic sites, awesome museums, and killer food; and all that New England nature beyond—the hiking, the boating, and, of course, the old classic leaf peeping. Register to chat with a few Wellesley students about the off campus opportunities that come along with college on the East Coast. No admission reps allowed!
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Most Popular Majors
- Economics91 Graduates
- Research and Experimental Psychology51 Graduates
- Information Science44 Graduates
- Political Science and Government42 Graduates
- Biology38 Graduates
- Neuroscience and Neurobiology36 Graduates
- Mathematics29 Graduates
- Environmental Science25 Graduates
- English23 Graduates
- Computer Software Engineering22 Graduates
Undergraduate Research
You, your classmates, a professor or two. Researching something like: “Misinformation on the Web” in computer science; or “Adult Neural Stem Cells" in biochemistry. It happens in your first year, in a First Year Student Research Apprenticeship. And your second, in the Sophomore Early Research Program. And your third or fourth, in a faculty-student collaboration or an independent research project.