Wellesley College

Wellesley College

106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481-8203

Web: http://www.wellesley.edu

Overview

Type: Private institution
Founded in Year: 1870
Religious Affiliation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,331
Location: Suburban
Endowment: 1,275,767,000
Application Deadline: January 15
Application Fee: 50
Tuition Fees: 33,072
Room And Board: 10,216

Campus Life

Fraternity: N/A
Dorority: N/A
On-Campus Weekends: N/A
Housing Offered: Yes
Students College Housing: 97%
campus housing: Yes
Types Available: women's dorms (100%), apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, cooperative housing
High Speed Internet: 100%
Campus Size: 500 acres
Nearest Airport: Boston, Providence, RI
Nearest Train: Boston
NearestBus: Boston
Public Transport: Yes
Cars Permitted: No
School Employment: Yes
Average Undergrad Earnings: 1,500
Alcohol Permitted: Yes
Additional Policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code
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Extra-Curricular

Student Activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, yearbook
Numer Of Organizations: 170
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.
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Services

Basic: nonremedial tutoring, women's center, health service, health insurance
Remedial Teaching: N/A
Counseling: minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Career: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
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.
Library Facilities: In addition to the main Margaret Clapp library,which also houses special collections (rare books) and archives, Wellesley has four additional libraries: Science, Art, Music, and Astronomy. The total collection has 1.3 million volumes and 2,500 active periodical subscriptions.
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.
Computers Available In: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Student Webpages: Yes
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)

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