We are committed to making Wellesley accessible to students from all walks of life. Nearly 60% of Wellesley families receive grant aid, so they don’t pay the full cost of tuition. Last year, we awarded more than $83 million in need-based financial aid, most of it in grants and scholarships that never need to be repaid. The average annual grant award was $65,500.
So: The cost of a Wellesley education is a number, but it’s not a barrier. The value of the experience—the community, the skills, the hard-won confidence, the expanding sense of possibility—is infinite.
By the Numbers
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100% We meet 100% of calculated need for all admitted students.
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$18,514 The average student debt for all four years at Wellesley is less than $20,000—significantly less than the national average.
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$100,000 Families with annual incomes under $100,000 have no packaged loans.
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