Wells College

Wells College is a private institution that was founded in 1868. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 342 (fall 2022), and the campus size is 365 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Wells College's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, #152. Its tuition and fees are $35,166.

With slightly more than 500 undergraduates, Wells College is a very small liberal arts institution in Aurora, New York. The school was founded in 1868 by Henry Wells, creator of Wells Fargo & Co. and American Express Co., and was an all-women's school until 2005. Today, the college is affiliated with Cornell University, Ithaca College and Cayuga Community College, all about a half-hour away, where Wells students can cross-register for courses.

Wells is also affiliated with the University of Rochester, Clarkson University and Columbia University, where students can complete a joint professional degree program after three or four years at Wells. The Wells College athletic teams compete in the NCAA Division III North Eastern Athletic Conference. Notable alumni of Wells College include Pleasant Rowland, founder of Pleasant Co., which manufactures the American Girl dolls; and Frances Cleveland, first lady when her husband, Grover Cleveland, was president.