WELLESLEY COLLEGE CLASS OF 2026 PROFILE CLASS SNAPSHOT 8,704
Applicants
1,152
Admitted (13%)
New England
17%
Pacific & Mountain
23%
Public and Charter
59%
South
19%
Independent
30%
16%
Religious Homeschools
10% 1%
585
Enrolling (51%)
Mid-Atlantic
42
States represented + District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico
International & Americans Abroad
29
Nations of citizenship
54%
SECONDARY SCHOOL TYPE
DISTRIBUTION
Central
Students of color, including two or more races
9% 15%
TEST SCORES
STATES REPRESENTED
(Middle 50% range)
(By location of high school)
SAT EBRW SAT Math ACT Composite
42 states + District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico
HIGH SCHOOL RANK
Top states represented:
Statistics as of 9.12.2022
California Massachusetts New York Texas Illinois
DEMOGRAPHICS Race/Ethnicity: African American/Black
8%
Asian
23%
Latina/Hispanic
15%
Native American
<1%
Pacific Islander
<1%
(Of the 29% who were ranked) Top Ten Percent:
29 nations of citizenship represented by non-U.S. citizens Top countries of citizenship represented:
8%
Other/Not reported
<1%
White/Caucasian
30%
International Citizens
16%
China Canada India Nigeria South Korea
Students who come from a home where at least one language other than English is spoken
48%
ALUMNAE RELATIVES
Creativity Emotional Intelligence Empathy Engagement in Society Intellectual Attributes Motivation
(Alumnae relatives including parent or grandparent) Percent of entering class:
FIRST GENERATION (Neither parent has a four-year college degree) 21%
6%
ACCEPTANCE INFORMATION BY ENTRANCE PLAN APPLIED ACCEPTED Total
FINANCIAL AID Percent of entering class receiving financial aid award containing grant aid:
89%
TOP NON-COGNITIVE ATTRIBUTES
CITIZENSHIPS REPRESENTED
Two or more races
Percent of entering class:
720-770 710-780 33-35
8,704
1,152
ADMIT RATE
13%
Early Decision I & II 887 259 29% 54%
Percent of entering class eligible for the Federal Pell Grant: 19%
Deferred from Early Decision
[297]
44
15%
Regular Decision
7,817
849
11%
Billy Burke Assistant Director of Strategy & Communication
Deanna Doughty Director of Strategy & Communication
Natalie Figueroa Assistant Director AZ • DC • KY • MD NM • TN • VA • WV
Jenna Hill Assistant Director IL • IN • MI • OH WI • US Territories • APO
Riley Hopkins Admission CRM Specialist
Lauren Kudisch Associate Director AK • ID • MA • MT OR • WA • WY
Aminah Praileau ’21 Assistant Director CA (Northern) • NY (Brooklyn, Queens, Westchester, Upstate)
Jessica Ricker Dean of Admission
T. Peaches Valdes Dean of Admission & Financial Aid
Eliana Waite Associate Director AL • AR • FL • GA LA • MS • NC • NY (the Bronx, Manhattan, Long Isl.) OK • PR • SC
Corrine Williams Assistant Director CO • CT • IN • NV MI • OH • TX • UT
Anna L. Young Associate Director CT • DE • IA • KS ME • MN • MO • ND NE • NH • NJ • PA RI • SD • VT
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