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Education at Wellesley College

Wellesley College graduates about 16 education majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 21st of 551 schools we score for education, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

82/100Standout#21 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year163% of the class
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate14%whole school
SAT middle 50%1430–1550whole school

Around Wellesley College

Definitely Wellesley, probably a dorm room in Claflin.
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Where education happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 19 · Dorm 7 · Arts 2 · Offices 1 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Saint Joseph's University 82
  2. Providence College 82
  3. Boston University 82
  4. Furman University 82
  5. Texas A&M University 81
  6. Washington State University 81
  7. University of Florida 81
  8. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 81

Other strong majors at Wellesley College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wellesley College with every school we score in education. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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