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Wells at a Glance Academics • Liberal Arts: Rigorous academics emphasize close faculty/student interaction, undergraduate research, off-campus study, internships, and active community service and involvement. Wells offers 20 majors and 39 minors, in addition to individualized programs. • Faculty: 93% of Wells faculty members have doctorates or terminal degrees in their disciplines. Approximately 92% are tenured or in tenure-track positions; 10% are persons of color; more than half are women. • Student/Faculty Ratio: 10/1. Average class size: 12 students. • Off-Campus Study: The College manages its own study abroad programs in Dakar, Florence, and Paris and is affiliated with numerous programs domestically and around the globe. For the Fall 2012 semester, 19 students are studying abroad. • Susan Wray Sullivan ’51 and Pike H. Sullivan Center for Business and Entrepreneurship: The newly-formed center provides grounding in the liberal arts for one of the United States’ most popular and fastest growing areas of study. The specially designed “Innovation Lab” offers a unique space for collaboration and project planning. • The Book Arts Center: The Wells Book Arts Center was established in 1993 to instruct in all areas of book arts and technologies. It offers an annual summer Book Arts Institute on campus. • 3/2 and 4+1 Articulation Programs: Within five years, both the B.A. from Wells and the professional degree from the affiliate university are granted. Wells has professional school affiliations with Cornell University (engineering); University of Rochester (teacher education); Clarkson University (business administration, engineering); and Columbia University (engineering). • Cross-Registration Programs: Wells has cross-registration agreements with Cornell University, Ithaca College and Cayuga Community College.
Students • Enrollment: Fall 2012 full-time enrollment consists of 356 women (68%), 167 men (32%). First year enrollment: 197 full-time students (Class of 2016), 133 are women (68%), 64 are men (32%). • Diversity: Fall 2012 semester, 21% of students self-identified as persons of color; 4.1% are nontraditional age students; and 11 are international students. • Athletics: The College is a Division III member of NCAA and the North Eastern Athletic Conference. Wells offers the following intercollegiate teams—Women: basketball, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and volleyball. Men: basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, and volleyball. Mixed golf is open to all students. In addition, the Intramural Association offers intramural and club sports activities.
Cost of Attendance • For 2012-13: Tuition—$33,200; room and board—$11,900; fee—$1,500 for a total of $46,600. • Scholarships and Financial Aid: Approximately 98% of Wells students receive financial aid, with about 88% eligible to receive need-based aid and about 74% receiving merit-based aid. 5 = 5+ years continuous giving d = deceased
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