Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

68.3%

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Wells College during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 2,167 744 1,423
Admitted students 1,480 457 1,023
Enrolled students 140 67 73
Acceptance rate 68% 61% 72%
Yield rate 10% 15% 7%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Wells College received a total of 2,167 applications. These applications included 744 male applicants and 1,423 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 2,167 applicants, Wells College admitted 1,480 students. Among the admitted students, there were 457 males and 1,023 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 140 students chose to enroll at Wells College. This means that 140 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 67 were male and 73 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Wells College had an overall acceptance rate of 68% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 61% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 72%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Wells College had an overall yield rate of 10% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 15%, and for female admitted students, it was 7%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Wells College over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 2,225 620 1,605 1,395 377 1,018 63% 61% 63% 168 55 113 12% 15% 11%
2016 1,175 383 792 1,086 343 743 92% 90% 94% 132 44 88 12% 13% 12%
2017 1,693 543 1,150 1,350 397 953 80% 73% 83% 137 49 88 10% 12% 9%
2018 1,855 622 1,233 1,460 456 1,004 79% 73% 81% 147 53 94 10% 12% 9%
2019 1,848 644 1,204 1,537 522 1,015 83% 81% 84% 132 46 86 9% 9% 8%
2020 1,998 478 1,020 1,286 368 918 64% 77% 90% 123 39 84 10% 11% 9%
2021 2,167 744 1,423 1,480 457 1,023 68% 61% 72% 140 67 73 10% 15% 7%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Wells College uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Wells College is a test-optional college where applicants are not required to submit standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores with their applications. Test scores are considered if submitted, but they are not mandatory. In the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school rank
  • Recommendation letters

Considered

  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Wells College.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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