First-year admissions

Wellesley College acceptance rate

Wellesley College admitted 14.8% of first-year applicants for fall 2025 (1,258 of 8,506), the highest in the three years shown, up from 13.9% for fall 2023. Early decision admitted 29.4% for fall 2025 (301 of 1,023). Applications fell 2.4% for fall 2025, to 8,506 from 8,714.

Wellesley College first-year admissions, fall 2023–2025

Wellesley College first-year acceptance rate, applicants, admits, enrolled, and yield by entering class, newest first. Early-decision rate is shown under the first-year rate when the report includes C21 counts.
Year	Acceptance rate	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield	Source
Fall 20252025–26 report	14.8%29.4% ED	8,506	1,258	576	45.8%	PDF
Fall 20242024–25 report	14.0%—	8,714	1,224	583	47.6%	PDF
Fall 20232023–24 report	13.9%—	8,184	1,138	—	—	PDF

Source: Common Data Set reports published by Wellesley College, section C1 (first-time, first-year, degree-seeking students). Note: Acceptance rate is admitted ÷ applied; yield is enrolled ÷ admitted. Early-decision figures are section C21 (applications received and admitted under the early decision plan). Each year is the class entering that fall; the 2024–25 report covers fall 2024. — = not reported or not usable.