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Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges for Wellesley College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$49,404 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$55,368 lower in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Framingham State University Framingham, MA	$55,256 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$50,210 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$51,564 lower in-state tuition	77% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$51,268 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Worcester State University Worcester, MA	$55,390 lower in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges for Wellesley College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$5,500 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$926 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$3,526 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$4,780 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$1,014 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$3,528 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$10,120 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$10,024 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$3,304 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$6,176 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$904 higher in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$1,384 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$8,309 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$20,302 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$1,998 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$778 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$158 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$2,676 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	$3,216 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
MCPHS University Boston, MA	$26,646 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Wellesley College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$50,366 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$56,245 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$56,609 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$49,247 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$59,794 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$46,132 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$48,118 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$47,202 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$59,836 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$59,712 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$67,176 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$58,223 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$67,176 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$58,551 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Wellesley College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$4,380 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$4,488 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$1,946 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$1,510 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$74 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$600 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$2,138 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$1,648 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$4,236 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$4,669 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$2,261 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$4,764 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$1,092 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$636 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$4,488 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$3,130 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$2,196 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$96 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$2,712 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$3,854 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$1,778 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$1,682 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$3,095 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$9,516 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$14,006 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$3,626 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$7,902 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$3,166 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$114 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$3,512 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$8,826 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$4,371 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$2,424 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$5,331 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$8,482 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$424 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$13,636 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$1,784 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$3,714 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$20,596 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$10,026 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$7,778 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$1,526 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$740 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$3,594 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$656 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$3,618 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$314 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$1,863 higher in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Wellesley College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$2,766 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$1,278 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$1,756 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$902 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$190 higher in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$869 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$2,174 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$1,437 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carleton College Northfield, MN	$1,716 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$804 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$41,318 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$1,226 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$930 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$928 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$28,448 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$602 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA	$23,256 lower in-state tuition	86% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026