Wellesley College
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Private not-for-profit·Four or more years·Bachelor's degree·GPA 4.11
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Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is one of the Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial grouping of women's colleges in the northeastern United States. Wellesley enrolls approximately 2,500 students, including transgender, non-binary and genderqueer students since 2015. It contains…
- Rankings
#6 (Princeton Review)▼
Best Classroom Experience
Ranked #6 in Best Classroom Experience (2027). Source: Princeton Review ↗
National Liberal Arts Colleges
Ranked #7 in National Liberal Arts Colleges (2026). Source: US News ↗
LGBTQ-Friendly
Ranked #13 in LGBTQ-Friendly (2027). Source: Princeton Review ↗
Professors Get High Marks
Ranked #20 in Professors Get High Marks (2027). Source: Princeton Review ↗
Liberal Arts Colleges
Ranked #26 in Liberal Arts Colleges (2025). Source: Washington Monthly ↗
106 Central St, Wellesley, Massachusetts, 02481-8203
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