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title: Wellesley College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Wellesley, MA
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $84,803 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $55,457 – $141,028 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $8,700 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $5,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 92% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $86,290 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 85% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.10× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $56,803 | derived |

**92% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $8,700 (≈ 10% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $25,373 to $110,380 across 13 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $110,380 | $13,350 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,781 | $11,190 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,490 | not reported |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,587 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,849 | $10,925 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,693 | $11,820 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,002 | $10,152 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,749 | $9,600 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,106 | $11,782 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,531 | $9,900 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,442 | not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,772 | not reported |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,373 | $7,860 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Wellesley College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?168218

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