Wells College
Campus Description
Wells College was founded in 1868 as a seminary for women. The college's founder was Henry Wells, of Wells Fargo fame. The college became coed in the fall of 2005, and enjoys a student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1, with an average class size of 14 students. This small class environment allows for excellent faculty-student and student-student discussion and interaction. The small community at Wells provides a nurturing and supportive environment allowing women and men the opportunity to lead and learn, often unavailable at other institutions.The 360-acre campus is located in Aurora, a small, picturesque village on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake, the largest of New York's famed Finger Lakes. Wells offers numerous opportunities for off-campus study, both abroad and within the United States. The campus is 25 miles from Ithaca, home of Ithaca College and Cornell University, with which Wells has cross-registration agreements, and 45 miles from Syracuse. A daily shuttle bus provides transportation to and from Ithaca.
170 Main St., Aurora, NY 13026
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Sports
Varsity Sports: Women's: basketball, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball. Men's: baseball, basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, volleyball.
Clubs and Activities
Acafellas (a capella group), Achilles Heels, Art Club, Bell Ringers, Bookworms, Burlesque Troupe, Campus Greens (environmental group), Chronicle, literary publication, Class of 2016, Class of 2017, Class of 2018, Class of 2019, Collegiate, Collegiate 4-H, Community Service and Activism Board, Crim Club, Dance Collective, Evenline, FiFA Club, Film Production Club, German Club, Greenhouse Club, Henry's VIII (a capella group), Knitting, Needlework, and Other Tatting (KNOT), Model United Nations, Oddline, Physics Club, Political Activism at Wells (PAW), Praising Our Work, Ethnicity, and Race (POWER), Prodigy Dance Club, Programming Board, Psychology Club, Red Cross Club, Sex Collective, Sexuality and Gender Activists (SAGA), Shrug Club, Softball Club, Spanish Club, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Sugar High (baking club), The Sycamore (magazine publication), Umoja Wells FORCES (Friends of Recreation, Conservation, and Environmental Stewardship), Wells College Drama Club, Wells College Paintball Club, Wells College Quidditch, Wells College Rugby Club, Whirligigs (a capella group), Women's Resource Center
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Enrollment for Fall 2015
26% enrolled in top 10% of high school class
SAT verbal range: 450 – 550
SAT math range: 450 – 540
ACT range: 21 – 25
72% have a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher
28% have a high school GPA of 2.0 to less than 3.0
Campus Demographics
| Undergraduate Students | Graduate Students | |
|---|---|---|
| % Black / African American | 14.5% | n/a |
| % Asian | 1.6% | n/a |
| % Hispanic / Latino | 8% | n/a |
| % White, Non-Hispanic | 61.9% | n/a |
| % American Indian / Alaskan Native | 0.9% | n/a |
| % Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 0.2% | n/a |
| % International / Nonresident Alien | 0.9% | n/a |
| % Two or more races | 3.5% | n/a |
| % Unknown Race / Ethnicity | 8.6% | n/a |