Wellesley College is a private institution that was founded in 1870. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,534, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 500 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Wellesley College's ranking in the 2020 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, #3. Its tuition and fees are $56,052.Wellesley College, located 12 west miles outside of Boston in Wellesley, Massachusetts, has a scenic campus encompassing a lake, woodlands, an arboretum and open meadows. It is a liberal arts college for women and is one of the original Seven Sisters Colleges, which includes Mount Holyoke, Vassar, Smith, Radcliffe (now part of Harvard), Bryn Mawr and Barnard. Students can choose from more than 150 student organizations on campus. The school has 14 varsity athletic teams that are part of NCAA Division III East College Athletic Conference. Instead of sororities, Wellesley has societies that serve as social and academic clubs. Housing is guaranteed for incoming freshmen, and the majority of students live in Wellesley’s 21 residence halls throughout their four years.Wellesley has a cross-registration program with MIT, offering students a greater range of courses. Also, students can spend a semester in another college in the Northeast as part of the Twelve College Exchange Program. The college has a strong science program, including the nation’s second oldest physics lab. Wellesley has a program called the Davis Degree Program, which allows women older than 24 to attend college. The school also has many traditions, including an annual hoop-rolling race between the seniors, and stepsinging, when the academic classes try to out-sing each other. Notable alumni include former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; and ABC news anchor Diane Sawyer.
Acceptance Rate：20% Average GPA：- SAT：1330-1520 ACT：30-34 Application Deadline：Jan. 15 School Website：http://www.wellesley.edu School Nature：Private, Women's college Year Founded：1870 School Type：national-liberal-arts-colleges Total Enrollment：2,534 Tuition and Fees：$56,052 (2019-20) In-state Tuition：- Room and board：$17,096 (2019-20) Academic Calendar：Semester Setting：Suburban Religious Affiliation：None Endowment：$2.1 billion +
