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Wellesley College

Wellesley College
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481

Official telephone: (781) 283-1000
Fax number: (781) 283-3678
Website: https://www.wellesley.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2025 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid homepage: https://
www.wellesley.edu/
admission-aid/
student-financial-services/
understanding-financial-aid/
estimate-your-cost

EXPENSES
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,000
Other expenses: Estimated expense of transportation for residents.

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAJanuary 15noN/A
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoN/A
Parent and Student tax return or statement of earnings and W2 formsN/AnoN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
67% of first-year students
64% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
79% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
97% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
2% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
74% of first-year students
70% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
100% for first-year students
100% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$68,625 for first-year students
$69,116 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$66,603 for first-year students
$66,842 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,964 for first-year students
$3,311 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,330 for first-year students
$1,718 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$0 for first-year students
$51,007 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants

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