Does Wellesley College have a tennis program?

Yes. Wellesley College fields women's tennis (NCAA Division III), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Wellesley College?

Wellesley College is in Wellesley, MA, in the New England region of the United States.

How much does Wellesley College cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $86,290 a year, and an average net price of $25,496 after grants and scholarships.

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA · private, nonprofit · 2,300 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Wellesley College field?

Wellesley College, in Wellesley, MA, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III.

The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 10 on the women's side in 2025.

With 10 players in 2025, Wellesley College is in line with the NCAA Division III median of 10, and 11% above the national median of 9. Wellesley College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 5.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

Wellesley College Women's TennisNCAA Division III · 10 players (2025)

How does Wellesley College fund its athletes?

Wellesley College reported 273 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 0 men and 273 women.

It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.

Recruiting spending for women's sports was $25,634, about $94 per athlete across all women's teams.

What is Wellesley College like academically?

Wellesley College is a mid-sized private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 14% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1520, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $86,290 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $25,496 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 70% of the sticker price on average.

92% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 97% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $84,803, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Wellesley College?

Social Sciences is the largest field at 25% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (14%) and Computer & Information Sciences (12%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Economics (92 degrees)
Computer and Information Sciences, General (57 degrees)
Political Science and Government (42 degrees)
Research and Experimental Psychology (38 degrees)
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (35 degrees)
Biology, General (29 degrees)
Area Studies (28 degrees)
Mathematics (26 degrees)
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (25 degrees)
Sociology (24 degrees)

What is Wellesley, MA like to live in?

Wellesley College sits in Wellesley, a suburb of a large city of about 30,000 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

Household incomes in Wellesley, a median of about $250,001, sit far above the Massachusetts median and likewise far above the national one, 218% higher than the country as a whole.

Housing costs more here than in most of Massachusetts: a typical home is valued around $1,513,400, 188% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,849 a month is 69% over the state figure.

Commutes average about 28 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 11% of workers walk and 31% work from home.

It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.8 times the national share, and the median age of 38 is close to the country's 39.

87% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Massachusetts average of 47%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Wellesley College have a tennis program?: Yes. Wellesley College fields women's tennis (NCAA Division III), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Wellesley College?: Wellesley College is in Wellesley, MA, in the New England region of the United States.
How much does Wellesley College cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $86,290 a year, and an average net price of $25,496 after grants and scholarships.