Liberal Arts College for Women in Massachusetts

Wellesley College:
Wellesley College, located in Wellesley (12 miles west of Boston), Massachusetts, is a liberal arts college for women offering bachelor degree programs. Considered among the top liberal arts and sciences colleges in the nation, Wellesley is widely acknowledged as the college that best provides an education for women.

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The mission of Wellesley College is to provide an excellent liberal arts education for women who will make a difference in the world.

Accreditation:
Wellesley College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC-CIHE).

History:
Wellesley College was founded in 1870 by Henry Fowle Durant and Pauline Fowle Durant. An impassioned believer in educational opportunity for women, Mr. Durant wanted to prepare women for “…great conflicts, for vast reforms in social life.” When he founded the College, Mr. Durant proclaimed, “women can do the work. I give them the chance.” He was referring not only to the 314 students comprising the first class, but also to its initial staff of seven appointed professors and 14 teachers, all, but one, women. Above all, he referred to Ada Howard whom he appointed president of his daring venture — a college designed to offer supposedly delicate 19th-century ladies education as rigorous and demanding as that available to the most able male scholars of their day.

Undergraduate Degree Programs:
- Architecture
- Computer Science
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Studies
- Science
- Media Arts and Sciences
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Religion
- Sociology
& many more ...