Wellesley College
Wellesley, Massachusetts · Website
$84,803
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$84,803
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Wellesley College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Wellesley, Massachusetts with 2,300 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $25,496 a year (tuition and fees $67,176). It admits 14% of applicants and 92% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $84,803 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,496
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$67,176
US median $11,837
Admission rate
14%
US median 78%
Completion rate
92%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,000
About $106 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$84,803
Rank 140 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $25,496
- Tuition and fees
- $67,176
- Cost of attendance
- $86,290
- Students with a need-based grant
- 21%
- Students with federal loans
- 16%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $2,546
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $2,836
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $6,587
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $11,551
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $54,188
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $46,836 in 2015-16 to $67,176 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1,520
- SAT reading, middle
- 735
- SAT math, middle
- 735
- ACT, middle
- 33
- Undergraduates
- 2,300
- Part-time students
- 0.0%
- Women
- 100%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Completion rate
- 92%
- Retention rate
- 97%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 39
- Endowment
- $3.0B
- Other
- Women only
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 140 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,496 | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $67,176 | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 14% | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 92% | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 97% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,000 | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $65,961 | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $84,803 | $53,104 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 90% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 83% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
39 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 97 | $11,190 | $86,367 | $121,787 | $82,686 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $11,782 | $36,283 | $52,538 | $55,695 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $13,350 | $100,644 | $177,213 | $92,374 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $11,820 | $50,214 | $72,830 | $63,293 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $9,900 | $36,621 | $58,285 | $57,214 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $7,860 | $44,687 | Withheld | $62,451 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $10,925 | $38,376 | $59,865 | $48,590 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $9,600 | $43,231 | Withheld | $56,625 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | $98,816 | $58,894 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | $43,926 | Withheld | $51,710 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | $37,724 | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $10,152 | $36,776 | $65,036 | $55,000 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Mathematics and Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,596 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,114 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | $31,973 | Withheld | $46,676 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Wellesley and Massachusetts on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Massachusetts
- Homes: Homes for sale in Massachusetts
Questions and answers
How much does Wellesley College cost?
$25,496 a year is the average net price at Wellesley College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $67,176, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $86,290. Families earning under $30,000 pay $2,546 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Wellesley College?
14% of applicants are admitted to Wellesley College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,520 and the middle ACT score is 33. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Wellesley College graduates earn?
$84,803 a year is the median pay of former Wellesley College students who work, 10 years after they started ($65,961 after 6 years). That ranks 140 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's) at $100,644.
How much student debt do Wellesley College graduates have?
$10,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Wellesley College graduates, about $106 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 16% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Wellesley College?
92% of first-time, full-time students at Wellesley College finish within 6 years. 97% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Wellesley College?
Economics (97 bachelor's graduates), Research and Experimental Psychology (68 bachelor's graduates), Computer and Information Sciences, General (67 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 39 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.