Wells College Overview

Wells College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Aurora, New York. The rural area surrounding Wells is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

What Is Wells College Known For?

• Wells has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 9 to 1.
• The 2% student loan default rate at Wells is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Wells.
• In <nil>, 66% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Wells makes roughly $48,069 a year. This is 18% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average Wells student graduates in 4.0 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Wells College?

Contact details for Wells are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	170 Main Street, Aurora, NY 13026-0500
Phone:	315-364-3264
Website:	www.wells.edu

How Do I Get Into Wells?

You can apply to Wells online at: https://apply.wells.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Wells

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wells?

With an acceptance rate of 68%, Wells does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 61%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Can I Afford Wells College?

The overall average net price of Wells is $15,769. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Wells, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $8,780 a year. That adds up to $35,120 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wells is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Wells College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 342 undergraduate students at Wells, with 335 being full-time and 7 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 335 full-time undergraduates at Wells, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wells College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	170
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	58

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Wells College. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 7 countries are represented at Wells. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, Mexico, and Ethiopia.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Lvklock under License

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