Graduates of Wellesley College earn median 4-year earnings of $72,449, placing the institution in the 73.7th percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs above the $67,275 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band). Azimuth ranks Wellesley College #207 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 86.1st percentile for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The earnings pattern reflects Wellesley College's strong foundation in Social Sciences, which represents 25% of graduates. Economics is the highest-earning program with 92 graduates earning median earnings of $121,787 four years after enrollment, ranking #26 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology. Azimuth ranks Computer and Information Sciences, General #4 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions with 57 graduates earning $177,213, while Political Science and Government ranks #47 nationally with 42 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $72,830.
Graduates of Wellesley College earn median 4-year earnings of $72,449, placing the institution in the 73.7th percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs above the $67,275 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band). Azimuth ranks Wellesley College #207 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 86.1st percentile for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The earnings pattern reflects Wellesley College's strong foundation in Social Sciences, which represents 25% of graduates. Economics is the highest-earning program with 92 graduates earning median earnings of $121,787 four years after enrollment, ranking #26 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology. Azimuth ranks Computer and Information Sciences, General #4 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions with 57 graduates earning $177,213, while Political Science and Government ranks #47 nationally with 42 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $72,830.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates of Wellesley College earn median 4-year earnings of $72,449, placing the institution in the 73.7th percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs above the $67,275 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band). Azimuth ranks Wellesley College #207 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 86.1st percentile for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The earnings pattern reflects Wellesley College's strong foundation in Social Sciences, which represents 25% of graduates. Economics is the highest-earning program with 92 graduates earning median earnings of $121,787 four years after enrollment, ranking #26 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology. Azimuth ranks Computer and Information Sciences, General #4 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions with 57 graduates earning $177,213, while Political Science and Government ranks #47 nationally with 42 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $72,830.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Wellesley College's program mix is anchored in Social Sciences, with Social Sciences accounting for 25% of graduates, followed by other STEM fields at 8% and Arts at 5%. Economics combines the largest cohort with strong earnings, making it the program that contributes most to the institution's overall financial outcomes. Across 34 programs serving roughly 721 students annually, 8 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold — a high share that reflects breadth across the liberal-arts curriculum rather than concentration in a handful of fields. The strongest national ranks cluster in quantitative and analytical fields. Azimuth ranks Artificial Intelligence #5 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $177,213 from a cohort of 57. Azimuth ranks Economics #31 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $121,787, and Azimuth ranks Political Science #58 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $72,830. Among the most popular programs, Economics program graduates 92 students annually with median earnings of $121,787, and Artificial Intelligence graduates 57 with median earnings of $177,213. For how Azimuth evaluates programs, see the methodology. Many of Wellesley College's strongest programs are grad-school-dependent pathways — fields like Political Science and Research Psychology where a meaningful share of graduates continue to medical, law, or doctoral programs, and four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory. Artificial Intelligence and Economics, by contrast, channel graduates more directly into the workforce, and their four-year earnings reflect national labor-market outcomes in finance, technology, and consulting. The supply and demand for college graduates framework provides context for how these fields align with broader wage trends.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Wellesley College earn median 4-year earnings of $72,449, placing the institution in the 73.7th percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs above the $67,275 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band). Azimuth ranks Wellesley College #207 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 86.1st percentile for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The earnings pattern reflects Wellesley College's strong foundation in Social Sciences, which represents 25% of graduates. Economics is the highest-earning program with 92 graduates earning median earnings of $121,787 four years after enrollment, ranking #26 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology. Azimuth ranks Computer and Information Sciences, General #4 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions with 57 graduates earning $177,213, while Political Science and Government ranks #47 nationally with 42 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $72,830.
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