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The acceptance rate of Wellesley College is 13.6%. Total 8,491 students have applied to and 1,152 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 585 students enrolled in Wellesley College (Admission Yield: 50.8%). The average SAT score is 1,490 and the average ACT score is 34.
  • Acceptance Rate: 13.6%
  • Yield: 50.8%
  • SAT Score: 1,490

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 8,491 students have applied to Wellesley College. By gender, 0 male and 8,491 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 1,152 (0 male and 1,152 female) students have accepted and 585(0 male and 585 female) have enrolled into Wellesley College for academic year 2022-2023. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Wellesley College.
2022-2023 Admission Stats at Wellesley College
TotalMenWomen
Applicants8,49108,491
Admitted1,15201,152
Enrolled5850585
Acceptance Rate 13.57% - 13.57%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 50.78% - 50.78%

SAT/ACT Scores

At Wellesley College, 224 applicants (38% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 119 applicants (20%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,550 and 25th percentile score is 1,430. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 104 and 25th percentile score is 96. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Wellesley College. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Wellesley College.
2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at Wellesley College
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing720770
SAT Math710780
ACT Composite3335
ACT Math2934
ACT English3435

Offered Degrees at Wellesley

Wellesley College only offers Bachelor's with 2,447 students. Below table summarizes the offered degrees at Wellesley College.
Offered Degrees at Wellesley College
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)

Accepted Credits at Wellesley

Wellesley College accepts Dual Credit, Advanced placement (AP) credits, . Below table summarizes the accepted credits at Wellesley College.
Accepted Credits at Wellesley College
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to Wellesley College, 2 items are required to submit. High School Record (or Transcript) and Recommendations are rquired to submit to apply for Wellesley. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for Wellesley.

High School GPA

Considered But Not Required

High School Rank

Considered But Not Required

High School Record (or Transcript)

Required

Completion of College Preparatory Program

Considered But Not Required

Recommendations

Required

Formal Demonstration of Competencies

Considered But Not Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

TOEFL

Considered But Not Required

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