unitid 168218 · Wellesley, MA · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Wellesley College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,538
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
14%
5th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,300
79th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
21%
undergrads on Pell grants
22nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
92%
finish within 150% time
95th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$86,290
97th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$25,496
after aid, aided students
66th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$84,803
after entry, Title IV students
94th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$10,000
2nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $2,546 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $59,990
- First-generation students
- 17%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $67,176
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 8.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics. | 97 | $107,567 | $11,190 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 68 | — | $12,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 67 | — | $13,350 |
| Political Science and Government. | 45 | $60,169 | $12,500 |
| Biology, General. | 37 | $60,268 | $10,159 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 35 | — | $8,300 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 27 | $64,206 | $12,000 |
| Mathematics. | 27 | — | — |
| Area Studies. | 22 | $68,057 | $9,525 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | 22 | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 21 | $60,668 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 20 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.