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Wellesley College

Wellesley College
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 2481


Fax number: (781) 283-3678
Website: https://www.wellesley.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,448
Full-time undergraduates: 2,364
Part-time undergraduates: 84
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
22.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
15.1% Hispanic/Latino
32.6% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
14.4% Nonresident Alien
0.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 500 acres
Nearest major city: Boston

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • cooperative housing
Percent of students who live in school housing: 97%
Percent of students who live off campus: 3%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Student Government; community service organizations; cultural clubs; societies; theatre groups

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Women's archery  
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's crew NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's fencing NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's rowing NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's rugby  
Women's sailing  
Women's skiing (downhill)  
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's squash  
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's water polo  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Logan International

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 76% within six months of graduation

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