Wellesley College

Not to be confused with Wesleyan College or Wesleyan University.

Wellesley College
Latin: Collegium Wellesleianum
Former names
Wellesley Female Seminary (1870–1873)
MottoNon Ministrari sed Ministrare (Latin)
Motto in English
Not to be ministered unto, but to minister[1]
TypePrivate women's liberal arts college
Established1870 (chartered)
1875 (commenced classes)
AccreditationNECHE
Academic affiliations
Endowment$2.8 billion (2023)[3]
PresidentPaula A. Johnson
Academic staff
346 (2019)[4]
Undergraduates2,280 (2020)[5]
Location
Wellesley, Massachusetts
,
United States

42°17′43″N 71°18′24″W / 42.2953°N 71.3067°W / 42.2953; -71.3067
CampusSuburban (college town), 500 acres (200 ha)
Colors  Wellesley Blue[6]
NicknameBlue
Sporting affiliations
MascotThe Blue
Websitewellesley.edu

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 Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial grouping of current and former women's colleges in the northeastern United States.[7]

Wellesley contains 60 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 (200 ha) campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and houses the Davis Museum and a botanic garden.

  1. ^ "Wellesley Facts". Wellesley.edu. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "NAICU – Member Directory". Naicu.edu. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ^ As of June 30, 2023. "U.S. and Canadian 2023 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2023 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY22 to FY23, and FY23 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student" (XLSX). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and TIAA. February 15, 2024. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "Wellesley College Common Data Set 2019-20" (PDF). Wellesley College. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Wellesley Facts | Wellesley College". Wellesley.edu. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Wellesley College Visual Identity Guidelines" (PDF). Wellesley College. September 15, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  7. ^ Arlene Cohen, Wellesley College (Arcadia Publishing, 2006).