How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Wellesley College admits a small share of applicants, reflecting its position as a highly selective liberal arts institution. Among enrolled undergraduates, 21.1% receive Pell Grants and 17.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 2.5%. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,460 and 1,560, and ACT scores fall between 33 and 35. Azimuth ranks Wellesley College #400 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. That ranking reflects the structural constraint of a selective admission funnel: the number of Pell-eligible and first-generation students Wellesley College enrolls is limited relative to institutions that admit broader shares of their applicant pools. For students who do enroll, outcomes are strong. The six-year graduation rate is 91.5%, and 91.8% of Pell-eligible students complete within that window — a completion gap that is narrow relative to many peer institutions. Low-income graduates have median earnings of $79,600 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 98.6 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The low-income cohort at Wellesley College is comparatively small — 21.1% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants — so that median reflects outcomes for a narrower group of students rather than a population-wide pattern. Azimuth ranks Wellesley College #409 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern is clear: low-income students who gain admission complete at high rates and earn among the strongest post-graduation outcomes in the country, but the institution's admission scale limits how many students benefit from that pathway.
Wellesley College admits a small share of applicants, reflecting its position as a highly selective liberal arts institution. Among enrolled undergraduates, 21.1% receive Pell Grants and 17.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 2.5%. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,460 and 1,560, and ACT scores fall between 33 and 35. Azimuth ranks Wellesley College #400 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. That ranking reflects the structural constraint of a selective admission funnel: the number of Pell-eligible and first-generation students Wellesley College enrolls is limited relative to institutions that admit broader shares of their applicant pools. For students who do enroll, outcomes are strong. The six-year graduation rate is 91.5%, and 91.8% of Pell-eligible students complete within that window — a completion gap that is narrow relative to many peer institutions. Low-income graduates have median earnings of $79,600 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 98.6 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The low-income cohort at Wellesley College is comparatively small — 21.1% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants — so that median reflects outcomes for a narrower group of students rather than a population-wide pattern. Azimuth ranks Wellesley College #409 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern is clear: low-income students who gain admission complete at high rates and earn among the strongest post-graduation outcomes in the country, but the institution's admission scale limits how many students benefit from that pathway.
Wellesley College admits a small share of applicants, reflecting its position as a highly selective liberal arts institution. Among enrolled undergraduates, 21.1% receive Pell Grants and 17.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 2.5%. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,460 and 1,560, and ACT scores fall between 33 and 35. Azimuth ranks Wellesley College #400 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. That ranking reflects the structural constraint of a selective admission funnel: the number of Pell-eligible and first-generation students Wellesley College enrolls is limited relative to institutions that admit broader shares of their applicant pools. For students who do enroll, outcomes are strong. The six-year graduation rate is 91.5%, and 91.8% of Pell-eligible students complete within that window — a completion gap that is narrow relative to many peer institutions. Low-income graduates have median earnings of $79,600 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 98.6 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The low-income cohort at Wellesley College is comparatively small — 21.1% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants — so that median reflects outcomes for a narrower group of students rather than a population-wide pattern. Azimuth ranks Wellesley College #409 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern is clear: low-income students who gain admission complete at high rates and earn among the strongest post-graduation outcomes in the country, but the institution's admission scale limits how many students benefit from that pathway.
