Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Wellesley

At Wellesley College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 22.26%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 14.00%. Wellesley College has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 45.77%, and the 2024 yield is 50.00%. The number of Wellesley applicants decreased by -3.62% (307 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 22.26%, and this year's acceptance rate is 14.00% at Wellesley College. Wellesley College has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Wellesley College over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	29.11%	0.00%	29.11%
2014-15	30.11% 1.00%	0.00% 1.00%	30.11% 1.00%
2015-16	29.85% -0.26%	0.00% -0.26%	29.85% -0.26%
2016-17	28.60% -1.26%	0.00% -1.26%	28.60% -1.26%
2017-18	22.08% -6.52%	0.00% -6.52%	22.08% -6.52%
2018-19	19.54% -2.53%	0.00% -2.53%	19.54% -2.53%
2019-20	21.56% 2.02%	0.00% 2.02%	21.56% 2.02%
2020-21	20.41% -1.16%	0.00% -1.16%	20.41% -1.16%
2021-22	16.00% -4.41%	0.00% -4.41%	16.00% -4.41%
2022-23	13.57% -2.43%	0.00% -2.43%	13.57% -2.43%
2023-24	14.00% 0.44%	0.00% 0.44%	14.00% 0.44%
Average	22.26%	0.00%	22.26%

Wellesley College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 45.77% where the current academic year yield is 50.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Wellesley College from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	42.90%	0.00%	42.90%
2014-15	41.82% -1.08%	0.00% -1.08%	41.82% -1.08%
2015-16	43.12% 1.30%	0.00% 1.30%	43.12% 1.30%
2016-17	42.51% -0.61%	0.00% -0.61%	42.51% -0.61%
2017-18	48.36% 5.85%	0.00% 5.85%	48.36% 5.85%
2018-19	47.38% -0.98%	0.00% -0.98%	47.38% -0.98%
2019-20	44.38% -3.00%	0.00% -3.00%	44.38% -3.00%
2020-21	43.19% -1.19%	0.00% -1.19%	43.19% -1.19%
2021-22	49.02% 5.83%	0.00% 5.83%	49.02% 5.83%
2022-23	50.78% 1.76%	0.00% 1.76%	50.78% 1.76%
2023-24	50.00% -0.78%	0.00% -0.78%	50.00% -0.78%
Average	45.77%	0.00%	45.77%

Wellesley College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 6,233, the average number of admitted is 1,306, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 595. The number of Wellesley applicants decreased by -3.62% (307 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Wellesley College from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	4,765	1,387	595
2014-15	4,710 -55	1,418 -2	593 -2
2015-16	4,623 -87	1,380 2	595 2
2016-17	4,854 231	1,388 -5	590 -5
2017-18	5,666 812	1,251 15	605 15
2018-19	6,631 965	1,296 9	614 9
2019-20	6,395 -236	1,379 -2	612 -2
2020-21	6,581 186	1,343 -32	580 -32
2021-22	7,663 1,082	1,226 21	601 21
2022-23	8,491 828	1,152 -16	585 -16
2023-24	8,184 -307	1,146 -12	573 -12
Average	6,233	1,306	595

Wellesley College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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