Wellesley College

What are the graduation rates for students at Wellesley College?

Wellesley's reported six-year graduation rate is 92%, while its four-year rate is 78%. These rates follow defined cohorts of first-time, full-time students seeking a bachelor's degree; they do not describe every transfer student or predict when a particular enrollee will finish.

The difference between the two rates shows that some students complete their degrees after the fourth year but within six years. The reported first-year retention rate is 96%, measuring the share of a qualifying entering cohort that returned the next fall. These are useful completion indicators, but they do not, by themselves, establish why students stayed or how much any individual will spend before graduating.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Wellesley College?

Program-level earnings figures for Wellesley describe reported earnings about one year after graduation for the qualifying graduates captured in federal College Scorecard data. They are not starting-salary offers to all students, and they should not be treated as a forecast for someone choosing a major.

Examples of reported one-year figures include $110,380 for computer and information sciences, $70,781 for economics, and $30,531 for general biology. The differences can reflect occupations entered immediately after college, graduate-school enrollment, location, and which graduates appear in the data - not simply the value of one course of study over another.

Federal program earnings measures generally cover graduates who received federal aid and meet the data system's employment and measurement criteria. Small groups may be suppressed, and one-year earnings cannot capture later career changes, advanced degrees, job satisfaction, or debt. Applicants comparing majors should pair these figures with likely educational requirements and the actual cost they expect to pay.