Wellesley College

Name: Wellesley College Common Data Set 2022-23
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Common Data Set 2022-23

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SAT Composite

1440-1540

SAT Math

710-780

SAT Reading

720-770

ACT Composite

33-35

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$84,803

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

92%

6-year completion

Average net price

$25,496

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$10,000

federal loans only

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§ Extraction442fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

8 TABLES

Respondent Information

First Name:Rachael

Last Name:Coombes

Title:Associate Director of Institutional Research

Office:Office of Institutional Research

Address Line 1:106 Central Street

Zipcode2,481

Phone:781-283-3273

Email Address:oir@wellesley.edu

Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes

Other

City:W ellesley

StateMA

Address Information

Name of College/University:W ellesley College

Street Address Line 1:106 Central Street

CityW ellesley, MA 02481-8203, USA

Main Phone Number (Area Code)781

Main Phone Number:283-1000

WWW Home Page Address:www.wellesley.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):781

Admissions Phone Number:283-2270

Admissions Email Address:admission@wellesley.edu

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Men's college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:Semester

Degrees Offered

Bachelor'sX

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	2447

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	2447

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	92	340	353
Hispanic/Latino	87	356	357
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	44	179	182
White, non-Hispanic	171	766	788
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	2	3	3
Asian, non-Hispanic	137	532	549
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	0	0	0
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	51	166	172
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	2	11	43
Total	586	2353	2447

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	Not reported
Associate degrees	Not reported
Bachelor's degrees	563
Postbachelor's certificates	Not reported
Master's degrees	Not reported
Post-master's certificates	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	114	86	391	591
Did not persist	0	0	1	1
Final cohort	114	86	390	590
Completed in less than four years	96	70	319	485
Completed in less than five years	8	5	26	39
Completed in less than six years	1	2	5	8
Total completers	105	77	350	532
Six-year graduation rate	92%	90%	90%	90%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Final cohort	0	0	0	0
Completed in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Completed in less than five years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Completed in less than six years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Total completers	0	0	0	0
Six-year graduation rate	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	0	0
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers out	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	95.02%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

6 TABLES

Entrance Exams

In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Yes

Institutional ExamX

Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?Yes

Wait List

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:2,578

Number accepting a place on the waiting list:1,304

Number of wait-listed students admitted:44

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units4

Mathematics4

Science3

Foreign language4

Social studies4

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	Yes	—	—	—
Class rank	—	Yes	—	—
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	—	—	Yes	—
Application essay	—	Yes	—	—
Recommendations	Yes	—	—	—
Interview	—	—	—	Yes
Extracurricular activities	—	Yes	—	—
Talent or ability	—	Yes	—	—
Character and personal qualities	Yes	—	—	—
First generation	—	—	Yes	—
Alumni relation	—	—	Yes	—
Geographical residence	—	—	Yes	—
State residency	—	—	Yes	—
Religious affiliation or commitment	—	—	—	Yes
Volunteer work	—	—	Yes	—
Work experience	—	—	Yes	—
Level of applicant interest	—	—	Yes	—

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	40	234
ACT	21	122

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	1440	1490	1540
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	720	740	770
SAT math	710	750	780
ACT composite	33	34	35
ACT math	29	32	34
ACT English	34	35	35
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

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SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80085.9

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69912.8

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-5991.3

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4990

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100

SAT Math: 700-80080.8

SAT Math: 600-69916.7

SAT Math: 500-5991.7

SAT Math: 400-4990.9

SAT Math: 300-3990

SAT Math: 200-2990

SAT Math: Total100

SAT Composite: 1400-160086.3

SAT Composite: 1200-139912.4

SAT Composite: 1000-11990.9

SAT Composite: 800-9990.4

SAT Composite: 600-7990

SAT Composite: 400-5990

SAT Composite: Total100

ACT Composite: 30-3697.5

ACT Composite: 24-291.6

ACT Composite: 18-230.8

ACT Composite: 12-170

ACT Composite: 6-110

ACT Composite: Below 60

ACT Composite: Total100

Total0

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:0

Admission Policies

Does your institution have an application fee?No

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes

If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)Yes

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Females	Total
Applied	241	241
Admitted	43	43
Enrolled	20	20

Other extracted fields

Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes

Application for Admission

FallX

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.

Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any

Transfer Credit Policies

American Council on Education (ACE)No

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)No

DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No

Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 14 Common Data Set 2021-2022

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Cross-registrationX

Distance learningX

Double majorX

Exchange student program (domestic)X

Honors ProgramX

Independent studyX

InternshipsX

Student-designed majorX

Study abroadX

Teacher certification programX

Undergraduate ResearchX

Other (specify):X

Required Course Work

Arts/fine artsX

English (including composition)X

Foreign languagesX

HistoryX

Physical EducationX

HumanitiesX

MathematicsX

PhilosophyX

Sciences (biological or physical)X

Social scienceX

Student Life

4 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)87%

Percent of males who join fraternities0%

Percent of females who join sororities0%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing100%

Percent who live off campus or commute0%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)85%

Percent of males who join fraternities0%

Percent of females who join sororities0%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing91%

Percent who live off campus or commute9%

Percent of students age 25 and older1%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students20

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

Concert bandX

DanceX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Jazz bandX

Literary magazineX

Model UNX

Music ensemblesX

Radio stationX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Student-run film societyX

Symphony orchestraX

Television stationX

YearbookX

Housing

Apartments for single studentsX

Cooperative housingX

Theme housingX

Annual Expenses

3 TABLES

Information

If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X

Credits per Term

Minimum20

Tuition Policies

Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No

Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No

Financial Aid

9 TABLES

Students Awarded Aid

H2 students awarded aid

Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	586	2349	4
Applied for need-based aid	392	1511	3
Determined to have financial need	309	1314	3
Awarded any aid	309	1288	3
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	301	1263	3
Awarded need-based self-help aid	299	1217	3
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	2	18	0
Need fully met	309	1288	3
Average percentage of need met	100.0	100.0	100.0
Average financial aid package	63771	64177	51085
Average need-based scholarship or grant	62395	62132	45118
Average need-based self-help award	3091	3440	5967
Average need-based loan	1306	1626	4500

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.532

Source Type Loan

H5 student loans

Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.

H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
Measure	Number in class	Percent of class	Average per borrower
Any loan program	217	41.00	18512
Federal loan programs	195	37.00	10630
Institutional loan programs	126	24.00	7608
State loan programs	5	1.00	17131
Private student loans	22	4.00	40910

Aid to Nonresidents

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:80

Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$82,892

Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$6,631,334

Financial Aid Forms

Institution’s own financial aid formX

CSS ProfileX

Other (specify):X

Specify:Parents' most recent tax return or statement of earnings

FAFSAX

Noncustodial ProfileX

Other (specify):X

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month1

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day15

Financial Aid Reply

Students must reply by (date): Month5

Students must reply by (date): Day1

Aid Available

College/university loans from institutional fundsX

Federal Pell GrantsX

State scholarships/grantsX

Private scholarshipsX

College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX

Institutional Aid

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes No

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	307	37	344
Members of minority groups	83	7	90
Females	190	26	216
Males	117	11	128
Nonresidents	9	2	11
Doctorate or other terminal degree	291	29	320
Master's, but not terminal master's	15	8	23
Bachelor's degree	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Unknown or other highest degree	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio7

based on ____ students2,391

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	234	40
10-19 students	234	40
20-29 students	263	63
30-39 students	120	2
40-49 students	23	0
50-99 students	2	0
100+ students	0	0
Total	0	0

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	3%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	7%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	11%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Education	Not reported	Not reported	3%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	4%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	0%
English	Not reported	Not reported	5%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	11%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	4%
Military science and military technologies	0%	Not reported	28%
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	5%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	2%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	8%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	5%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	25%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	5%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	0%
History	Not reported	Not reported	2%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	0.00%	0.00%	100.01%

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