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Wellesley College

Latin: Collegium Wellesleianum
Former names	Wellesley Female Seminary
Motto	Non Ministrari sed Ministrare (Latin)
Motto in English	Not to be ministered unto, but to minister
Type	Private liberal arts college Women's college
Established	1870 (chartered) 1875 (commenced classes)
Endowment	$1.784 billion (2016)
President	Paula Johnson
Academic staff	347 (FT & PT)
Undergraduates	2,474
Location	Wellesley, Massachusetts, US
Campus	Suburban, 500 acres (200 ha)
Colors	Blue
Athletics	NCAA Division III – NEWMAC
Sports	14 varsity teams
Nickname	Blue
Mascot	None
Affiliations	NAICU AICUM Annapolis Group CLAC Oberlin Group Seven Sisters 568 Group COFHE
Website	Wellesley.edu

Coordinates: 42°17′43″N 71°18′24″W / 42.29528°N 71.30667°W / 42.29528; -71.30667

Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college located west of Boston in the town of Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant, it is a member of the original Seven Sisters Colleges. Wellesley is home to 56 departmental and interdepartmental majors spanning the liberal arts, as well as over 150 student clubs and organizations. The college is also known for allowing its students to cross-register at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brandeis University, Babson College and Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Wellesley athletes compete in the NCAA Division III New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference.

As of 2016^[update], Wellesley was ranked the third best liberal arts college in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and first on The Princeton Review Best Professors list. Also, Forbes magazine in 2015 ranked Wellesley 26th among all US colleges and universities. As of 2017^[update], Wellesley is the highest endowed women's college in the world, with an endowment of nearly $1.8 billion, and had a Fall 2017 first-year student acceptance rate of 21%.