Wellesley College

Wellesley College incoming freshman academic profile

Average high school GPA

Not reported

SAT composite middle score

1,5002025-26 CDS · Source

ACT composite middle score

342025-26 CDS · Source

Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.

Freshman financial need & merit gifts

Reporting year unavailable financial-aid profile · CollegeData source

Average freshman need met

Not reported

Average undergraduate need met

Not reported

These groups use different denominators and should not be added together. Need met is an average share of assessed financial need—not a share of tuition or an aid guarantee.

Wellesley College net price by family income

Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.

Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.

At what family income does financial aid stop at Wellesley College?

There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use Wellesley College's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.

Graduation, earnings & student debt

6-year graduation

90.9%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort

First-year retention

96.5%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$90,4582011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars

Median federal debt

$9,788Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled

Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 168218).

Colleges with acceptance rates similar to Wellesley College

Wellesley College accepts about 15% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.

• Bates College · Lewiston, ME15% acceptance
• Grinnell College · Grinnell, IA15% acceptance
• Tulane University of Louisiana · New Orleans, LA14% acceptance
• United States Air Force Academy · USAF Academy, CO14% acceptance
• Washington and Lee University · Lexington, VA14% acceptance
• Colgate University · Hamilton, NY14% acceptance
• Hamilton College · Clinton, NY14% acceptance
• Georgetown University · Washington, DC13% acceptance
• Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA16% acceptance
• Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · Atlanta, GA13% acceptance

Colleges with merit aid similar to Wellesley College

Wellesley College reports average merit aid of $55,716 per year. These colleges report the closest average non-need-based awards.

• Washington and Lee University · Lexington, VA$59,826 avg merit aid / yr
• University of Richmond · University of Richmond, VA$51,205 avg merit aid / yr
• Beloit College · Beloit, WI$45,857 avg merit aid / yr
• Susquehanna University · Selinsgrove, PA$42,707 avg merit aid / yr
• Boston University · Boston, MA$42,227 avg merit aid / yr
• Juniata College · Huntingdon, PA$40,048 avg merit aid / yr
• Rhodes College · Memphis, TN$39,942 avg merit aid / yr
• DePauw University · Greencastle, IN$39,482 avg merit aid / yr
• The College of Wooster · Wooster, OH$39,386 avg merit aid / yr
• Agnes Scott College · Decatur, GA$39,133 avg merit aid / yr