Wellesley community; they take the same classes as traditional students and can choose to live on campus. According to the Wellesley web site, Davis Scholars' "diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives enrich the lives of the whole student body."
=== Tuition and financial aid ===
For the 2024–2025 school year, Wellesley's annual tuition was $92,060 per year, the first tuition cost for a Boston-area school (along with Boston University) to exceed $90,000 annually. In 2020–2021, the average annual aid offer was over $56,000. The maximum loan level for other students on aid is $12,825 total for four years.
=== Rankings ===
In its 2025 rankings of national liberal arts colleges in the U.S., U.S. News & World Report ranked Wellesley seventh overall, first for women's colleges, 8th for "best value", tied at 23rd for "best undergraduate teaching", and 17th for "top performers on social mobility".
In 2024, Washington Monthly ranked Wellesley 20th among 194 liberal arts colleges in the U.S. based on its contribution …
