Wellesley College

106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481-8203
http://www.wellesley.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1870
Religious Affiliation	None
Undergrad Students	2,331
Endowment	1,275,767,000
Application Deadline	January 15
Application Fee	50
Selectivity	Most selective
Application Deadline	January 15
Tuition	33,072
Room/Board	10,216

Services
Associated Firms	More than 120 companies participate in Wellesley's on-campus recruiting program. Wellesley graduates work in a wide range of fields at firms, including non-profit organizations, throughout the world.
Campus Safety	24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Services	on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Museums	The Science Center's equipment includes an X-ray diffractometer, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometers, electron microscopes, and argon and dye lasers. The Davis Museum & Cultural Center's extensive collections and exhibitions distinguished the Davis as one of the leading art museums and cultural institutions of the Greater Boston area. Whitin Observatory has three permanent telescopes: 6-inch and 12-inch Alvan Clark refractors and a 24-inch telescope. The Margaret C. Ferguson Greenhouses, the Alexandra Botanic Gardens, and the Hunnewell Arboretum contain one of the largest teaching collections of plants in the Northeast.
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, women's center, health service, health insurance
Museums	The Science Center's equipment includes an X-ray diffractometer, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometers, electron microscopes, and argon and dye lasers. The Davis Museum & Cultural Center's extensive collections and exhibitions distinguished the Davis as one of the leading art museums and cultural institutions of the Greater Boston area. Whitin Observatory has three permanent telescopes: 6-inch and 12-inch Alvan Clark refractors and a 24-inch telescope. The Margaret C. Ferguson Greenhouses, the Alexandra Botanic Gardens, and the Hunnewell Arboretum contain one of the largest teaching collections of plants in the Northeast.
Periodical Subs	13,983
# of Books	832,415
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	N/A
within one year	N/A
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	N/A
Students in sororities	N/A
Campus Size	500 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	97%
College housing types	women's dorms (100%), apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, cooperative housing
Popular Events	Flower Sunday (fall semester); Spring Weekend concert; annual cultural shows by Wellesley Association of South Asian Cultures, Ethos, Mezcla; weekly Film Society offerings; annual Ruhlman and Tanner Conferences that showcase student research and off-campus learning; cheering Boston Marathon runners; spring hooprolling race for seniors.
Nearest Airport	Boston (15), Providence, RI (40)
Nearest Train	Boston (13)
Army ROTC	Offered at cooperating institution (M.I.T)
Navy ROTC	N/A
Extracurricular
Students activities	choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, yearbook
Number of Organizations	170
# of fraternities	0
# of sororities	0
Students in fraternities	N/A
Students in sororities	N/A
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) The Wellesley News (weekly)
Honor Societies	Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon, international economics honor society; Psi Chi, honor society in psychology; Pi Sigma Alpha, national political science honor society; Sigma Xi, a science honor society.
Religious Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Al Muslimat; Awaken the Dawn (non-denominational Christian music based ministry); Asian Baptist Student Koinonia; Bahai Student Association; Buddhist Students at Wellesley; Christian Science Organization; Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints; Darshana: The Wellesley College Hindu Community; Hillel; Episcopal Canterbury Club; Newman Catholic Ministry; Quaker Fellowship; Real Life/Campus Crusade for Christ (non-denominational Christian); Sikh Students at Wellesley; Wellesley College Protestant Christian Chaplaincy; Wellesley Intervarsity Christian Fellowship (non-denominational Christian); Unitarian Universalist Association;
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Alianza; Asian Student Union; Chinese Students Association; Club Filipina; Ethos; FUSION; German Club; Hellenic Society; Italian Society; Japan Club; Korean Students Association; Mezcla; Native American Student Org; Pakistani Students' Assoc; Russian Club; Slater International Association; Taiwanese Cultural Committee; Taiwanese Students Association; Vietnamese Students' Association; Wellesley African Students' Association; Wellesley Arab Women; Wellesley Asian Alliance; Wellesley Association for South Asian Cultures; Women for Caribbean Development;
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) There are nearly 170 student organizations at Wellesley College, encompassing nearly every cultural, political, and social interest. A sampling of organizations include Marine Biology Club; Film Society; WXLY college radio station; Best Buddies; Comittee for Political and Legislative Action; Wellesley Energy and Environmental Defense (WEED); Latin American Concerns; Organization for Mental Health Awareness; Whiptails Ultimate Frisbee; Equestrian Club; National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE); Mock Trial; International Relations Council; College Republicans; Dead Serious improv comedy; PRISM Jazz; Shakespeare Society; and 5 a cappella singing groups.