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What Wellesley costs

Wellesley, Massachusetts · Private · 2,300 undergrads

Wellesley's sticker price was $90,250 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $23,995 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $11,253.

What does Wellesley cost?

$23,995 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $90,250.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$11,253
$30,000–$48,000$2,791
$48,000–$75,000$5,535
$75,000–$110,000$12,053
over $110,000$46,438

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$11,253
$30,000–$48,000$2,791
$48,000–$75,000$5,535
$75,000–$110,000$12,053
Over $110,000$46,438

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 88% off Wellesley's sticker price.

Business owner, divorced parents, or savings? The averages can't see that; Wellesley's own calculator can.

Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Wellesley cost less than Smith College, Barnard College and Mount Holyoke College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Wellesley$5,535$23,995
Smith College$5,996$25,519
Barnard College$9,628$28,930
Mount Holyoke College$14,486$30,861

The sticker price

$70,144
Tuition, 2025-26
$90,250
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
25%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$64,116
average grant for students who got aid.
24%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$9,788
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Wellesley College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $11,253 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $90,250. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Wellesley's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Wellesley College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $2,791 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $90,250. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Wellesley's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Wellesley College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $5,535 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $90,250. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Wellesley's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from

Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers