Blog post by Caroline Randolph, JIF Fellow
Since 1870, Wellesley College has been regarded as one of America’s top liberal-arts colleges, and was recently ranked as the fourth best liberal-arts school by the 2014 US News & World Report. Found in Wellesley, Massachusetts, just west of Boston, this private women’s college spans five hundred acres, and is always filled with about 2,200 students.
Here are some more fun facts about Wellesley College:
- Wellesley is a member of the original Seven Sisters Colleges: Northeastern liberal arts schools that are historically women’s colleges, including Barnard College, Bryn Mawr College, Mount Holyoke College, Radcliffe College, Smith College, and Vassar College.
- Wellesley’s motto is Non Ministrari sed Ministrare, meaning “Not to be ministered unto, but to minister”.
- Average class size is 17-20 students, with a teacher:student ratio of 1:7.
- 98% of students live on campus, with full access to five different dining halls and over 180 clubs and activities.
- Of the United States' three female Secretaries of State, two of them went to Wellesley: Hillary Clinton '69 and Madeleine Albright '59.
- Flower Sunday, one of Wellesley's oldest traditions, is celebrated on the first Sunday of the school year as a way to usher in the new year and foster a spirit of siblinghood. Returning students ("bigs") are matched with incoming students ("littles") in their dorms and present them with flowers or small gifts.
- Wellesley students are able to cross-register for courses at MIT, Babson, Olin, and Brandeis.
Interested in Wellesley but want more information? Email current senior Bridget Dunn at bdunn@wellesley.edu!
Thank you to the following sources for all of these fun facts!
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