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Wells College

Wells College is a co-educational, private, liberal arts institute, in Aurora, New York that was established by Henry Wells in 1868. It started as a woman's college, and became a co-educational college in 2005. The campus is spread across 300 acres. Areas of study available include cognitive and brain science, sociology and anthropology, Spanish and Latin American studies, social and economic justice, and philosophy and religion.

Student Life Division’s staff at Wells College help students design programs, policies and opportunities to support them in developing civility, life skills, competence, perspective, compassion, and responsibility.

The college mascot is known as the Express. Wells College presently offers 6 varsity women’s sports teams: soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, swimming, tennis, and softball. Helen Barolini, Italian-American author of novels and essays; and Edith Kinney Gaylord, journalist and philanthropist are some of the notable alumni of the college.

Campus Location

170 State Rte 90
Aurora, NY 13026-0500
USA
Main Tel: (315) 364-3266
Web Site

The campus is in a rural area.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, fine arts, therapy and counseling, liberal arts, and conservation and resource management.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High female/male ratio.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor8227

Students

Student enrollment was 552 in 2007-2008 (560 full-time equivalent).

About 36% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 64% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 19,080
Room$ 4,298
Board$ 4,298
Books and supplies$ 800
Other$ 800

Financial Aid: Wells College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Housing and Meals

Wells College provides on-campus housing for 506 of its 560 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Athletics

The school is in the Division III Independents for major sports.

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men60%
Women66%
All64%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal500-610
Math480-600
Writing470-590

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

  • Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

  • Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

  • Visual and Performing Arts

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (4 awarded)

  • Public Administration

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (35 awarded)

  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology
  • Creative Writing
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • French Language and Literature
  • German Language and Literature
  • History
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

  • Mathematics

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

  • Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (12 awarded)

  • Biochemistry
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (18 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Wells College with government-defined occupation categories.)

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