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Wellesley College 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Wellesley College has received a top placement. You can read more about this year’s release or continue on for details on how Wellesley did in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how Wellesley fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

How Wellesley College Fared in College Factual’s 2025 Best Colleges Rankings

Nationwide Ranking

Wellesley ranked #94 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This places Wellesley in the top 5% of colleges and universities in the U.S. for students!

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This report includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Wellesley has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47	597	92.1%
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	102	89.2%
Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	54	92.6%
Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	67	92.5%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29	373	92.2%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77	609	87.4%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123	816	84.9%
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13	97	86.6%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57	384	85.2%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	178	933	80.9%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69	460	85.0%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138	883	84.4%
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1	5	80.0%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102	573	82.2%
Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	8	87.5%
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1	6	83.3%
Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1	5	80.0%
Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1	4	75.0%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62	265	76.6%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129	471	72.6%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61	255	76.1%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123	481	74.4%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35	134	73.9%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	9	52	82.7%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	2	9	77.8%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52	171	69.6%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	4	22	81.8%
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	3	13	76.9%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	6	25	76.0%
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	4	15	73.3%
Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	3	12	75.0%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	21	88	76.1%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	17	60	71.7%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	21	73	71.2%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	12	37	67.6%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	18	54	66.7%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	20	68	70.6%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	14	44	68.2%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	15	45	66.7%

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