Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is a member of the original Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial grouping of elite current and former women's colleges in the northeastern United States. Wellesley's endowment of $2.2 billion is the largest out of all women's colleges and the 49th largest among all colleges and universities in the United States in 2019. Wellesley is home to 56 departmental and interdepartmental majors spanning the liberal arts, as well as over 150 student clubs and organizations. Wellesley athletes compete in the NCAA Division III New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference. Its 500-acre campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and houses the Davis Museum and a Botanic Garden. Admissions is exclusively restricted to women, though it adopted a more transgender inclusive admissions policy in 2015.
| Former names | Wellesley Female Seminary |
| Motto | Non Ministrari sed Ministrare (Latin) |
| Motto (English) | Not to be ministered unto, but to minister |
| Type | Private women's liberal arts college |
| Established | 1870 (chartered), 1875 (commenced classes) |
| Academic affiliations | NAICU, AICUM, Annapolis Group, CLAC, Oberlin Group, Seven Sisters, 568 Group, COFHE, Space-grant |
| Endowment | US$2.29 billion (2020) |
| President | Paula A. Johnson |
| Academic staff | 346 (2019) |
| Undergraduates | 2,519 (2019) |
| Campus | Rural / Suburban (College town), 500 acres |
| Colors | Wellesley Blue |
| Athletics | NCAA Division III – NEWMAC |
| Sports | 13 varsity teams |
| Mascot | The Blue |
À propos de Wellesley College
Private women's liberal arts college that is one of the preeminent liberal arts schools in the U.S. It enrolls around 2,500 students annually.
Réalisation de Wellesley College
The university allows students to cross-register at multiple other schools such as Brandeis University and Babson College.
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