Wellesley College

Wellesley College is a private women's liberal-arts college. Its campus is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, west of Boston. Pauline Fowle Durant, and her husband, Boston lawyer and lay preacher Henry Fowle Durant, founded the college in 1870; the first students enrolled in 1875. Wellesley is one of the original Seven Sisters Colleges. After the destruction of the central College Hall in 1914, the college adopted a master plan developed by Cen... More

School type:

Educational institution:

Also known as:

  • Wellesley College, main campus

Education

Phone number:

  • (781) 283-1000

Campuses:

Number of undergraduates:

number date
  • 2,324
  • 2009

Acceptance rate:

Rate Year
  • 33.3 %
  • 2010

Local tuition:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 39,420
  • 2010

Domestic tuition:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 39,420
  • 2010
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Organization

Address

Wellesley College Headquarters

106 Central St
Wellesley Massachusetts 02481

Date founded:

  • 1875

Founders:

Board members:

Person Title From To
  • Chair
  • 1989
  • Jun 2007
  • Chair
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Leadership:

Person Role Title From
  • President
  • Aug 1, 2007

Endowment:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 1,330,244,000
  • 2010
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Books

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Ranked item

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year
  • 6
  • 2012

US News & World Report: National Liberal Arts College Rankings of 2012

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