| Name |
Wellesley College |
| Address |
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481-8203 |
| Website |
http://www.wellesley.edu |
| Email |
admission@wellesley.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
97% |
| Percent Fraternity |
N/A |
| Percent Sorority |
N/A |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
N/A |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
97% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
women's dorms (100%), apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, cooperative housing |
| College Owned Singles |
61% |
| College Owned Doubles |
32% |
| College Owned Triples |
6% |
| College Owned Apartments |
1% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
22 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
500 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
N/A |
| Nearest Airport |
Boston (15), Providence, RI (40) |
| Nearest Train |
Boston (13) |
| Nearest Bus |
Boston (13) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
23% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
20% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,500 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (M.I.T) |
| Navy Rotc |
N/A |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (M.I.T.) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code |
| Popular Events |
Flower Sunday (fall semester); Spring Weekend concert; annual cultural shows by Wellesley Association of South Asian Cultures, Ethos, Mezcla; weekly Film Society offerings; annual Ruhlman and Tanner Conferences that showcase student research and off-campus learning; cheering Boston Marathon runners; spring hooprolling race for seniors. |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
170 |
| Honor Societies |
Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon, international economics honor society; Psi Chi, honor society in psychology; Pi Sigma Alpha, national political science honor society; Sigma Xi, a science honor society. |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Al Muslimat; Awaken the Dawn (non-denominational Christian music based ministry); Asian Baptist Student Koinonia; Bahai Student Association; Buddhist Students at Wellesley; Christian Science Organization; Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints; Darshana: The Wellesley College Hindu Community; Hillel; Episcopal Canterbury Club; Newman Catholic Ministry; Quaker Fellowship; Real Life/Campus Crusade for Christ (non-denominational Christian); Sikh Students at Wellesley; Wellesley College Protestant Christian Chaplaincy; Wellesley Intervarsity Christian Fellowship (non-denominational Christian); Unitarian Universalist Association; |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Alianza; Asian Student Union; Chinese Students Association; Club Filipina; Ethos; FUSION; German Club; Hellenic Society; Italian Society; Japan Club; Korean Students Association; Mezcla; Native American Student Org; Pakistani Students' Assoc; Russian Club; Slater International Association; Taiwanese Cultural Committee; Taiwanese Students Association; Vietnamese Students' Association; Wellesley African Students' Association; Wellesley Arab Women; Wellesley Asian Alliance; Wellesley Association for South Asian Cultures; Women for Caribbean Development; |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) There are nearly 170 student organizations at Wellesley College, encompassing nearly every cultural, political, and social interest. A sampling of organizations include Marine Biology Club; Film Society; WXLY college radio station; Best Buddies; Comittee for Political and Legislative Action; Wellesley Energy and Environmental Defense (WEED); Latin American Concerns; Organization for Mental Health Awareness; Whiptails Ultimate Frisbee; Equestrian Club; National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE); Mock Trial; International Relations Council; College Republicans; Dead Serious improv comedy; PRISM Jazz; Shakespeare Society; and 5 a cappella singing groups. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Wellesley News (weekly) |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
N/A |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
N/A |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1870 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
2,331 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
1,275,767,000 |
| Application Deadline |
January 15 |
| Application Fee |
50 |
| Selectivity |
Most selective |
| Tuition |
33,072 |
| Room Board |
10,216 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
N/A |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
More than 120 companies participate in Wellesley's on-campus recruiting program. Wellesley graduates work in a wide range of fields at firms, including non-profit organizations, throughout the world. |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
832,415 |
| Num Subscriptions |
13,983 |
| Num Microforms |
535,938 |
| Num Audiovisual |
28,139 |
| Num Ebooks |
17,720 |
| Library Facilities |
In addition to the main Margaret Clapp library,which also houses special collections (rare books) and archives, Wellesley has four additional libraries: Science, Art, Music, and Astronomy. The total collection has 1.3 million volumes and 2,500 active periodical subscriptions. |
| Museums |
The Science Center's equipment includes an X-ray diffractometer, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometers, electron microscopes, and argon and dye lasers. The Davis Museum & Cultural Center's extensive collections and exhibitions distinguished the Davis as one of the leading art museums and cultural institutions of the Greater Boston area. Whitin Observatory has three permanent telescopes: 6-inch and 12-inch Alvan Clark refractors and a 24-inch telescope. The Margaret C. Ferguson Greenhouses, the Alexandra Botanic Gardens, and the Hunnewell Arboretum contain one of the largest teaching collections of plants in the Northeast. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
468 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
N/A |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
N/A |
| Num Wired Labs |
N/A |
| Num Wired Other |
200 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
325 |
| Recommended Os |
Other |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
