| Name |
Wells College |
| Address |
170 Main Street
Aurora, NY 13026 |
| Website |
http://www.wells.edu |
| Email |
admissions@wells.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
80% |
| Percent Fraternity |
0% |
| Percent Sorority |
0% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
80% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
80% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
No |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (30%), women's dorms (70%) |
| College Owned Singles |
43% |
| College Owned Doubles |
52% |
| College Owned Triples |
4% |
| College Owned Apartments |
1% |
| College Owned Other |
0% |
| Num College Owned |
5 |
| Sprinkler System |
60% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
360 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
80% |
| Nearest Airport |
Syracuse (50), Ithaca (30) |
| Nearest Train |
Syracuse (50) |
| Nearest Bus |
Ithaca (30) |
| Public Transport |
No |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
50% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
74% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,400 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
N/A |
| Navy Rotc |
N/A |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Cornell University) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
honor code, smoking prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
Even/Odd Basketball Tournament; Afternoon Tea; Spring Weekend; A Capella Concerts; |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, student government, student newspaper, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
48 |
| Honor Societies |
Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma lota Rho |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Foundations (issues of faith); Hillel; Revelations (Christian Fellowship) |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) POWER (Praising Our Work Ethnicity and Race); French Club; German Club; Spanish Club; International Students Association |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Amnesty International; Bell Ringers; Camera Club; Cardinal (yearbook); Chamber Singers; Chronical (literary magazine); Collegiate (student government); Community Court; Community Service Club; Concert Choir; Dance Collective; Early Music Ensemble; Gospel Choir; Green Greese (environmental group); Henry's VIII (a capella group); Intramural Association; Kastalia (drama club); LBQTA (lesbian, bisexual, questioning, transgendered and allies); Model UN; Political Action Committee (awareness and activism); Programming Board (campus events); Psychology Club; Red Cross Blood Drive;***Collective; Whirligigs (vocal group); WILL (Women in Lifelong Learning); Women's Resource Center |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Onyx (one to two times per month) |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
0% |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
0% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1868 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
417 |
| Setting |
Rural |
| Endowment |
53,687,898 |
| Application Deadline |
March 1 |
| Application Fee |
40 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
16,780 |
| Room Board |
7,800 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
N/A |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
No |
| Num Books |
209,869 |
| Num Subscriptions |
787 |
| Num Microforms |
17,617 |
| Num Audiovisual |
1,020 |
| Num Ebooks |
0 |
| Library Facilities |
Art
Economics
Philosophy
Science
English
History
Poetry |
| Museums |
String Room Art Gallery
Book Arts Center-including bindery and printing press
Photography Lab |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
103 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library |
| Num Wired Library |
25 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
27 |
| Num Wired Labs |
0 |
| Num Wired Other |
471 |
| Wireless Network |
No |
| Wireless Areas |
|
| Wireless Capacity |
|
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
No |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
