Wellesley College is a women's liberal arts college, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, that opened in 1875, founded by Henry Fowle Durant and his wife Pauline Fowle Durant. According to the 2009 U.S. News and World Report rankings, Wellesley College is the #4 liberal arts college in the United States behind Williams, Amherst and Swarthmore.
Situated in Wellesley, Massachusetts (12 miles west of Boston), Wellesley College grants four-year baccalaureate...
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Wellesley College is a women's liberal arts college, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, that opened in 1875, founded by Henry Fowle Durant and his wife Pauline Fowle Durant. According to the 2009 U.S. News and World Report rankings, Wellesley College is the #4 liberal arts college in the United States behind Williams, Amherst and Swarthmore.
Situated in Wellesley, Massachusetts (12 miles west of Boston), Wellesley College grants four-year baccalaureate degrees and is one of the original Seven Sisters. Approximately 2,300 students attend this highly selective school. Based on rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Wellesley consistently ranks among the top five liberal arts colleges in the United States, and is the highest ranking women's college in this category.
The current president of Wellesley College is H. Kim Bottomly, formerly of Yale University. The previous president was Diana Chapman Walsh, class of 1966.
As of June 30, 2008, the endowment for the college was about $1.63 billion....
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