United States

Wellesley College

Verified 3 Nov 2026 against official sources

Funding

Wellesley meets 100% of its calculated financial need for admitted international students who requested financial aid during the admission process, but funds for international citizens are limited and competition is strong. Travel expenses are EXCLUDED from the international cost of attendance used for aid. Aid is not automatic and individually assessed family contributions may remain. An international applicant admitted without aid is not eligible to begin receiving Wellesley aid later.

Eligibility

Selectivity context: Highly selective. Wellesley is a women-centered undergraduate college; applicants should review its current admissions eligibility rules. Bangladeshi eligible first-year applicants can apply using Common App, Coalition powered by Scoir or QuestBridge. SAT/ACT remains test-optional for fall 2027 entry. International applicants seeking financial aid indicate intent when applying and complete the Financial Aid Intent Form in the Wellesley applicant portal AFTER admission application submission. International applicants do NOT submit CSS Profile unless Wellesley asks them to; when asked, they receive instructions and information about requesting a CSS fee waiver. This differs from Wellesleys general domestic applicant financial aid checklist.

Deadlines

Fall 2027 first-year admission and aid-intent deadlines on current Wellesley first-year/admission pages: ED I November 1, 2026; ED II January 5, 2027; Regular Decision January 8, 2027. Aid intent forms are prompted in applicant portal after submitting admission application. Wellesley current 2026-27 page shows ED II January 5, while some older archived Wellesley pages show January 1; use the current Wellesley application page and personal portal for the chosen cycle.

What Wellesley College needs for Fall 2027

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Rounds and deadlines

Round	Application	Financial aid	Decision
Early Decision Ibinding	1 Nov 2026	not confirmed	mid-December 2026
Early Decision IIbinding	not confirmed	not confirmed	mid-February 2027 (older page) / late February (current aid page)
Regular Decision	8 Jan 2027	not confirmed	late March 2027

Essays and short answers

Required400 words
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all first-year applicants

Testing

SAT/ACT optional
English tests: TOEFL (iBT or Essentials), Duolingo English Test, IELTS, Cambridge English Qualifications, InitialView, Vericant, GTEC CBT
Wellesley does not require an English proficiency exam. Students whose native language is not English and who have studied in an English-based curriculum for fewer than four years are advised to take one of the approved tests; the committee may supply a waiver code if it wants a test it has not received. No minimum scores found.

Recommendations · Interview

not confirmed
Interview: Optional
Application fee: No fee · Apply through Common App, Coalition App

Financial aid for international students

Need-aware for international applicants
✓ Meets full demonstrated need
Forms: Financial Aid Intent Form, CSS Profile
Documents: Signed copies of families' tax returns and income documentation via IDOC
CSS Profile code: 3957

Per Wellesley's FAQ (as quoted in search results): not need-blind for international applicants; the college has resources for a limited number of need-based awards for international citizens with calculated need, and for those admitted it funds the full calculated need. Aid must be requested while applying; applications for aid are not accepted from international citizens after admission decisions.

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