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Wells College

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Rating

Private

Type

483

Students

$29,400

Tuition

83%

Acceptance

#1651

Ranking

Distant Rural

Campus Setting

Aurora, NY

170 Main Street, Aurora, NY 13026-0500

Wells College is a very small private liberal arts college located in Aurora, NY with a student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1. It has a total of 483 full-time undergraduate students and is not competitive, with a 83.17% acceptance rate. Wells College offers 27 different majors and is best known for its Creative Writing program, which is ranked 12th in New York. With an annual tuition of $29,400 per year, Wells College is reasonably high-priced. 42.44% of students graduate starting the next chapter of their lives, employment. After finishing their studies, alumni go on to draw close to $35,100 per year, which is 15% under the national median.
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Cost

$30,900
Bellow Average

Wells College

$30,900

National Average

$18,347
Pay with Cash

$46,850

Total annual cost including tuition, books and living expenses; excluding any financial aid, grants or scholarships.

Pay with Financial Aid

$13,468

Average annual cost including tuition, books and living expenses after financial aid, grants or scholarships.

Getting In

83%Acceptance
Not Very Selective

Wells College

83%

National

69%
Sat

950 - 1240

30% of students submit

Admissions Yield

9%

ACT

15 - 18

10% of students submit

SAT & ACT

Considered but not required

Application Fee

$0

Students

483Undergrads
Very Small Student Population

Full-Time

100%

Part-Time

0%
Male

36%

In-state

83%

Female

64%

Out of state

15%

Undergrads Over 25

2%

International

1%

Majors/Degrees

Popular Majors
Graduates per Major
20% Biology/Biological Sciences, General17% Psychology, General16% Business Administration and Management, General47% Others

20% Biology/Biological Sciences, General

17% Psychology, General

16% Business Administration and Management, General

47% Others

Biology/Biological Sciences, General

20%

25 Graduates

Psychology, General

17%

21 Graduates

Business Administration and Management, General

16%

19 Graduates

Creative Writing

7%

8 Graduates

Visual and Performing Arts, Other

6%

7 Graduates

Sociology

5%

6 Graduates

Biochemistry

4%

5 Graduates

Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs

4%

5 Graduates

Environmental Science

3%

4 Graduates

Academics

C+
Professors
StudentsProfessors10:110:1

Students

Professors

Student Faculty Ratio

10

Number of Library Books

136,664

Academic Spend per Student

$9,987

Total spend on salaries and wages to all employees, faculty, staff, per student.

Full-time Retention Rate

70%

High retention indicates students are generally satisfied with their experience.

Post-Graduation Salary

$27,200/Year

Wells College

$27,200

National

$26,900
Median Earnings

$27,200

2 Years After Graduation

Employed 2 Years after Graduation

0%

Median Earnings

$35,100

6 Years After Graduation

Graduation Rate

42%