Acceptance Rate History
Wellesley College Acceptance Rate: 14.1% in 2024 (2013–2024 history)
MA · Current rate: 14.1%
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What is Wellesley College's acceptance rate in 2024?
Wellesley College's acceptance rate in 2024 is 14.1%, roughly unchanged from 13.9% in 2023.
College Scorecard 2024
Regular Decision acceptance rate at Wellesley College
Outside Early Decision, Wellesley College admitted 957 of 7,483 applicants in the 2025-2026 cycle: 12.8%. That counts everyone who did not apply Early Decision.
Wellesley College's Early Decision II deadline for the 2026-27 cycle is Jan 5, 2027.
Calculated from published counts · Common Data Set 2025-2026 · checked Oct 2026
How many applicants does Wellesley College admit, and what is its acceptance rate?
In its 2024 admissions cycle, Wellesley College admitted 1,224 of 8,714 applicants — an overall acceptance rate of 14.1%.
Source: College Scorecard 2024
Does Wellesley College's 2024 acceptance rate include early-round applicants?
Yes. The 14.1% rate is one whole-cycle figure covering all 8,714 applicants Wellesley College received for 2024, early and regular rounds counted together; it is not the rate of any single round.
Source: College Scorecard 2024
How has Wellesley College's acceptance rate changed recently?
Wellesley College's acceptance rate was 13.9% in 2023 and 14.1% in 2024, both reported by the same source.
Source: College Scorecard 2024
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.1% | 8,714 | 1,224 |
| 2023 | 13.9% | 8,184 | 1,138 |
| 2022 | 13.6% | 8,491 | 1,152 |
| 2021 | 16.2% | 7,663 | 1,240 |
| 2020 | 20.4% | 6,581 | 1,343 |
| 2019 | 21.6% | 6,395 | 1,379 |
| 2018 | 19.5% | 6,631 | 1,296 |
| 2017 | 22.1% | 5,666 | 1,251 |
| 2016 | 28.6% | 4,854 | 1,388 |
| 2015 | 29.9% | 4,623 | 1,380 |
| 2014 | 30.1% | 4,710 | 1,418 |
| 2013 | 29.1% | 4,765 | 1,387 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $2,546/yr · Family income over $110k: $54,188/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Admitted Student Profile
SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)
1460–1560
College Scorecard 2024
Admitted students at Wellesley College scored between 1460 and 1560 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
How to read these numbers
- The 2024 rate covers Wellesley College's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1460–1560 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1460, and a quarter scored above 1560.
- The table above holds 12 reported years, 2013 through 2024. Across them Wellesley College's rate ranged from 13.6% to 30.1%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
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Trend Analysis
Wellesley College's acceptance rate has decreased from 29.1% in 2013 to 14.1% in 2024, reflecting increased selectivity. The most notable shift occurred in 2017.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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Data sourced from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Does not represent endorsements or guarantee admission outcomes.