1. General Information

1.1 School Information

School Address
Name of College/University Wellesley College
Admission Office Mailing Address 106 Central Street
City/State/Zip Wellesley, MA 02481 USA
Admission Fax Number 781-283-3678
Main Phone Number 781-283-1000
WWW Home Page Address http://www.wellesley.edu/
Academic year calendar
Semester X
Quarter
Trimester
4-1-4
Continuous
Differs by program (describe):
Other (describe):
Does your institution use applicants’ test scores for academic advising ?
Yes No
X

1.2 Application Fee and Date

Application Fee
YES NO
Does your institution have an application fee? X
Amount of application fee 50
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? X
Application Date†
REA EA ED 1 ED 2 RD Transfer
Day of Acceptance
Day of Notification Mid December May.31
Day of Reply Jan.1
† REA : Regular early action.
EA : Early action.
ED1 : Early decision 1.
ED2 : Early decision 2.
RD : Regular decision.
Date of Submmiting the Test Score
Date
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term Jan
Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall- term admission Jan
Date of Financial Aid for First-Year/Freshman Students
Deadline for filling required financial aid forms
Students notified on or about (date) Apr.1
Student must reply by (date) May.1
or within _______ weeks of notification

2. Academics

2.1 Freshman Profile

2.2 Admission and Yield Rate in Last 5 Years

2.2.1 Number of Applications and Squeeze Ratio

2.3 GPA Distribution

Average High School GPA
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA

2.4 SAT and ACT Policies

General Admission Policies
Require Recommend Require for Some Consider if Submitted Not Used
SAT or ACT
ACT only
SAT only
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT X
SAT Subject Tests only Two Subject Tests
ACT Policies
ACT with Writing Component required X
ACT with Writing component recommended
ACT with or without Writin gcomponent accepted
SAT or ACT Writing Component Policies
SAT essay ACT essay
For admission X X
For placement
For advising
In place of an application essay
As a validity check on the application essay
No college policy as of now
Not using essay component X X

2.5 SAT in Last 5 Years

2.6 ACT in Last 5 Years

Note: Only 2015 data are available

3.School Dynamics

3.1 Admission Importance

3.2 Academic Offerings and Policies

Special study options
Accelerated program
Cooperative education program
Cross-registration X
Distance learning
Double major X
Dual enrollment X
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Exchange student program (domestic) X
External degree program
Honors Program X
Independent study X
Internships X
Liberal arts/career combination
Student-designed major X
Study abroad X
Teacher certification program X
Weekend college
Other (specify):
Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation:
Arts/fine arts X
Computer literacy
English (including composition) X
Foreign languages X
History X
Humanities X
Mathematics X
Philosophy X
Sciences (biological or physical) X
Social science X
Other (describe): X

3.3 Degrees Conferred

Number of degrees awarded
Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Bachelor 594 555 610 559 607 597 545
Post-Bachelor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Master 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-Master 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doctoral degrees–research/scholarship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doctoral degrees – professional practice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3.4 Freshmen Size and Class Size

3.5 Student to Faculty Ratio

4.Tuition

5. Financial Aid

5.1 Types of Aid Available

FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)
Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans X
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans X
Direct PLUS Loans X
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Federal Perkins Loans X
Federal Nursing Loans
State Loans X
College/university loans from institutional funds X
Other (specify):
Scholarships and Grants NEED-BASED:
Federal Pell X
SEOG X
State scholarships/grants X
Private scholarships X
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds X
United Negro College Fund
Federal Nursing Scholarship
Other (specify):

5.2 Total Scholarships/Grants in Last 5 Years

5.3 Average Need Based Financial Aid

5.4 Financial Aid Statistics

5.5 Merit/Athletic (Non-need-based) Scholarship

Institutional Non-need-based Athletic Scholarships and Grants
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Number of students who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5.6 Percentage of Class Borrowed the Four Types of Loans

Percentage
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
the percentage of the class who borrowed at any time through any loan programs† 56% 58% 52% 54% 49% 52% 49%
the percentage of the class who borrowed at any time through federal loan programs† † 45% 47% 45% 46% 42% 44% 43%
† Institutional, state, Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, private loans that were certified by your institution, etc.; exclude parent loans. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.).
† †Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans. NOTE: exclude all institutional, state, private alternative loans and parent loans.

5.7 Average Financial Aid Package

Average financial aid package†
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
The average financial aid package 36064 38024 37251 37251 41440 40932 43423
† Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans).

5.8 Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens

Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid: 110 107 104 114 99 89 91
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: 46213 46740 46930 47518 48681 50937 54873
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: 5083416 5001152 4880754 5417075 4819443 453335 4993477

6.Demographics

6.1 Gender Breakdown

6.2 Racial Breakdown

7.Transfer

7.1 Transfer Requirement

Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:
Required of All Recommended of All Recommended of Some Required of Some Not Required
High school transcript X
College transcript(s) X
Essay or personal statement X
Interview X
Standardized test scores X
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) X

7.2 Transfer Statistics in Last 7 Years

TRANSFER ADMISSION
Men Applicants Men Admitted Women Applicants Women Admitted Admission Rate_Men Admission Rate_Women Overall Admission Rate
2009 0 0 180 47 NaN% 26.1% 26.1%
2010 0 0 172 32 NaN% 18.6% 18.6%
2011 0 0 178 20 NaN% 11.2% 11.2%
2012 0 0 214 34 NaN% 15.9% 15.9%
2013 0 0 170 37 NaN% 21.8% 21.8%
2014 0 0 191 39 NaN% 20.4% 20.4%
2015 0 0 196 36 NaN% 18.4% 18.4%

7.3 Transfer Credit Policies

Transfer Credit Policies
Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 16
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 16

8.Student Life

8.1 Out of State and Housing

Note: will adjusted after recollecting data

Percent who are from out of state†
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
First-time, first-year (freshman) students 0.86 0.88 0.88 0.87 0.86 0.87 0.87
Undergraduates
† Exclude international/nonresident aliens from the numerator and denominator.
Percent In or Out of Campus†
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or - affiliated housing 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
Percent who live off campus or commute 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
† Data of first-time, first-year (freshman) students.

8.2 Instructional Faculty Size

8.3 Degrees Conferred by Majors

8.4 Activities Offered

Identify those programs available at your institution.
Campus Ministries X
Choral groups X
Concert band
Dance X
Drama/theater X
International Student Organization X
Jazz band X
Literary magazine X
Marching band
Model UN X
Music ensembles X
Musical theater
Opera
Pep band
Radio station
Student government X
Student newspaper X
Student-run film society X
Symphony orchestra
Television station
Yearbook X

8.5 Student Athletes

No data available for Wellesley College!

9. References / More Information

[1] Wellesley College Office of Institutional Research http://www.wellesley.edu/oir/instdata

[2] U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION College Scorecard Data https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data

[3] Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.wellesley.edu/admission/faq#how%20used

[4] Admission http://www.wellesley.edu/admission