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Wellesley College Common Data Set 2025-26
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Acceptance rate
14.8%
1,258 of 8,506
Early decision rate
29.4%
Non-ED pool: 12.8%
SAT middle 50%
1460–1540
ACT middle 50%
33–35
Who got into Wellesley College: GPA and SAT of reported applicants
Accepted 55Waitlisted 62Rejected 20Preview
Self-reported by 137 applicants on Reddit, so it leans toward strong applicants and isn't Wellesley College's official data. 4 with lower scores are off the chart but counted in the table. See your chances
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GPA and SAT of 137 reported applicants, accepted vs. rejected.
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| AppliedC1 | 8,506 |
| AdmittedC1 | 1,258 |
| EnrolledC1 | 576 |
| YieldC1 | 45.8% |
| Early decisionC21 | 301 of 1,023 (29.4%) |
| Early actionC22 | Not offered |
Waitlist
| Offered a placeC2 | 2,214 |
| Accepted a placeC2 | 1,121 |
| Admitted from waitlistC2 | 59 |
| Odds if you stay on the listC2 | 5.3% |
Test scores and GPA
| Submitted SATC9 | 44% |
| Submitted ACTC9 | 18% |
| SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9 | 730–760 |
| SAT Math (25th–75th)C9 | 720–790 |
| Average high school GPAC12 | — |
| GPA of 4.0C11 | — |
| GPA 3.75–3.99C11 | — |
| GPA 3.50–3.74C11 | — |
| GPA below 3.50C11 | — |
Cost and financial aid
| TuitionG1 | — |
| Required feesG1 | — |
| Food and housingG1 | — |
| Need fully met (first-years)H2 | 67.4% |
| Average % of need metH2 | 100% |
| Average need-based packageH2 | $72,294 |
| Average need-based grantH2 | $71,018 |
What admissions looks at
- Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
- Class rankImportant
- Academic GPAVery important
- Standardized test scoresConsidered
- Application essayImportant
- Recommendation(s)Very important
- InterviewNot considered
- Extracurricular activitiesImportant
- Talent/abilityImportant
- Character/personal qualitiesVery important
- First generationConsidered
- Alumni/ae relationConsidered
- Geographical residenceConsidered
- State residencyConsidered
- Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
- Volunteer workConsidered
- Work experienceConsidered
- Level of applicant's interestConsidered
From item C7.
Outcomes
| UndergraduatesB1 | 2,366 |
| First-year retentionB22 | 95% |
| 4-year graduation rateB | — |
| 6-year graduation rateB | 91% |
Notes on this filing
- C1: applicants reported as 8,506 female-only entries; male and unknown rows are 0, so the total equals 8,506.
- C2: waitlist counts mapped by position (offered 2,214; accepted place 1,121; admitted 59). Waitlist is not ranked.
- C7: factor ratings read from the X column in each row.
- C9/C10: C10 class-rank submission rate (25%) is not a GPA figure. C11 GPA bands and C12 average GPA are blank, so GPA fields are null.
- B4-B11 (Fall 2019 cohort): 6-year rate 91% is printed in H. The 4-year rate is not printed; 481 of 612 completed in four years (about 78.6%) but was not computed.
- B22: retention 95.03% is printed (554 of 583).
- G1: tuition, fees and housing fields are blank. Costs for 2026-27 are not yet available (expected 15-Mar); the net price calculator link is provided.
- H2: the percentage of aid-seekers awarded aid is not printed, so it is null. Need fully met (215) divided by students awarded any aid (319) gives 67.4%.
- H2 line d is 'awarded any financial aid', used as the denominator for pct_need_fully_met as instructed.
- Early action is marked No (C22); early action fields are null.
- Undergraduate total 2,366 is from B1 (grand total of all students equals the undergraduate total).
Source: Wellesley College Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.