Knowee
Questions
Features
Study Tools
4.1
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.8
Food
3.4
Clubs
3.9
Facilities
4.5
Internet
3.8
Location
3.8
Opportunities
4.4
Safety
4.7
Social
3.2
Happiness
4

Basic Information

Location

  • Wellesley, MA

Institution Overview

  • Public/Private: Private women's liberal arts college
  • Established: 1870 (chartered)1875 (commenced classes)
  • Founder: Henry Fowle Durant, Pauline Fowle Durant

Academic information

Degree Courses

  • Over 2183 courses

Key Area

  • Social sciences
  • natural sciences
  • humanities
  • environmental studies
  • peace and justice studies

Student and Staff Numbers

  • Students: 2,417
  • Undergraduates: 2,280 (2020)
  • Postgraduates: 0
  • Academic Staff: 346 (2019)

Notable Alumni

  • Madeleine Albright
  • Hillary Rodham Clinton
  • Nora Ephron
  • Diane Sawyer
  • Pamela Melroy

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Students talk about this school

Good reviews
Overall 5
My favorite place. Everyone is crazy intelligent and driven, but also so interesting and cool.
Overall 5
Everyone is really smart, but people are collaborative rather than cutthroat competitive.
Overall 4.9
love it here... so grateful i get to be at a school like this!
Overall 4.8
The quality of education here is truly insane and I feel so grateful to have access to it. People who go to Wellesley are so passionate and I know that everyone in my class will be successful in whatever they choose to do. Also, Boston is 40 mins away. I've had a great time here and can't imagine being anywhere else for college!
Overall 4.7
best profs in the USA + reputation for elite education + gorgeous and safe campus + cross registration with MIT/Babson/Olin + feeling safe walking around at night happiness
Overall 4.7
Great school. Have had access to countless opportunities here. Amazing and passionate profs-- I even liked my calculus class. Supportive and whimsical community. Location could be better, but transport to Boston is cheap. Food is pretty good too! I was surprised by that.
Overall 4.7
Wellesley is home. I love my classes, the community's kind, interesting and full of kindred spirits, it's GORGEOUS, everyone really cares. Oh, and I came in scared of the "stress culture", but it's super easy to avoid--ppl work hard because they want to, but there are PLENTY of parties/weed smoking/stupid Boston shenanigans to take ur mind off ;)
Overall 4.7
It's the best-kept secret for women in higher education. The classes are phenomenal in quality, size, etc. There may not be many parties on campus but they are easily available. Location is absolutely gorgeous. Stress culture is present but easy to not buy into if you find ways to stay grounded. I love it here!
Overall 4.6
Internet+Food are the only things I'd say not perfect about Wellesley. I love this school!
Overall 4.6
It's lovely, great community, great vibes, awesome profs and lots of research opportunities.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.8
This school has made my mental health plummet and cant even provide help for me at the stone center. POC have to constantly fight for basics, and the college doesn't recognize the student body as independent thinkers shaping the next generation but as farming ground for as much money as they can get out of us and our parents.