Wellesley College
Wellesley College is a private, four-year liberal arts college that was founded in 1870 as an all women's college. It is one of the few colleges that to this day remains a women's only college. Among women's colleges, Wellesley is the No.1 ranked college in the nation. Among liberal arts colleges, it's ranked No.4 in the United States.Through a strategic partnership with several other higher education institutions, students accepted to Wellesley can cross-register at Brandeis, Babson, Olin College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Through this program students can pursue a Bachelor of Arts (BA) at Wellesley while completing a Bachelor of Science (BS) at MIT or Olin College.
The student-to-faculty ratio at Wellesley is roughly 7:1 and the college has an average class size of 19 students. Through its Elisabeth Kaiser David Degree Program, non-traditional women students (ages 25 and older) who, for whatever reason, were not able to earn a degree at a younger age, are allowed to attend and complete their degree at Wellelsey.
Several famous woman politicians, diplomats and journalists, including Madeleine Albright, Diane Sawyer and Hillary Rodham Clinton, graduated from Wellesley College. With an admission rate of 30%, Wellesley is considered a fairly selective college.
General Information
Phone Number: | (781) 283-1000 |
Address: | 106 Central St, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481-8203 |
Institution Type: | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above |
Size: | Small ( 2,500+ undergrad ) |
Award Levels: | Bachelor's |
In-State Tuition | $ 37,883 |
Out-of-State Tuition | $ 37,898 |
Online Degrees Offered: | NO |
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
Website Address: | www.wellesley.edu |
Majors and Degrees
Majors/Degrees | BS/BA |
Architecture and Related Services | |
Architecture | ![]() |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences | |
Biochemistry | ![]() |
Biology Biological Sciences | ![]() |
Neuroscience | ![]() |
Computer Information Sciences | |
Computer and Information Sciences | ![]() |
English Language and Literature Letters | |
English Language and Literature | ![]() |
Ethnic, Cultural and Group Studies | |
African-american Black Studies | ![]() |
American (u.s.) Studies | ![]() |
East Asian Studies | ![]() |
French Studies | ![]() |
Italian Studies | ![]() |
Latin American Studies | ![]() |
Near and Middle Eastern Studies | ![]() |
Russian Studies | ![]() |
South Asian Studies | ![]() |
Women's Studies | ![]() |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | |
Chinese Language and Literature | ![]() |
Comparative Literature | ![]() |
French Language and Literature | ![]() |
German Language and Literature | ![]() |
Japanese Language and Literature | ![]() |
Russian Language and Literature | ![]() |
Spanish Language and Literature | ![]() |
History | |
History | ![]() |
Mathematics and Statistics | |
Mathematics | ![]() |
Multi Interdisciplinary Studies | |
Ancient Studies | ![]() |
Medieval and Renaissance Studies | ![]() |
Multi- Interdisciplinary Studies | ![]() |
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | ![]() |
Natural Resources and Conservation | |
Environmental Science | ![]() |
Environmental Studies | ![]() |
Philosophy and Religious Studies | |
Philosophy | ![]() |
Religion Religious Studies | ![]() |
Physical Sciences | |
Astrophysics | ![]() |
Chemistry | ![]() |
Geology Earth Science | ![]() |
Physics | ![]() |
Psychology | |
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | ![]() |
Psychology | ![]() |
Social Sciences | |
Anthropology | ![]() |
Economics | ![]() |
International Relations and Affairs | ![]() |
Political Science and Government | ![]() |
Sociology | ![]() |