Overview

Studying Wellesley College's program in Economics helps students understand how the world works and identify solutions to challenges like inequality and climate change.

Key Facts

Economics is a certified STEM major and the largest major at Wellesley. Our faculty members are dedicated teachers and mentors as well as outstanding scholars: Six have been awarded the College’s Pinanski Prize for excellence in teaching, and we are ranked as one of the top two liberal arts colleges in the U.S. for economics research. Our department has a long history of breaking down barriers for women, from helping to found the American Economic Association in 1885 and the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession in 1971, to sending more women to economics Ph.D. programs from 1971 to 2000 than 31 other elite colleges and universities, to training students today for diverse careers in business, public policy, and more.

Learning goals

Identify situations in which scarcity requires that individuals, firms, and societies make trade-offs, and recognize the costs embodied in those choices.

Analyze efficiency and equity in market outcomes, the role of government in the market economy, the costs and benefits of international trade, the challenge of stabilizing the macroeconomy, and the factors that affect the long-term growth rate of the economy.

Assess the logic of an economic argument by applying analytical and quantitative tools.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Principles of Microeconomics

Principles Macroeconomics

Probability and Statistical Methods

Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis

Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis

Econometrics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-08 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Wellesley, United States

Disciplines

Economics View 1478 other Bachelors in Economics in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

To apply to Wellesley all first-year applicants must submit the following:

Common Application for Wellesley College (including the Wellesley-specific writing supplement)
Official high school transcript
Letter of recommendation from secondary school counselor or other school official
Two letters of recommendation from secondary school teachers who taught, or are teaching, the applicant in an academic subject

Standardized test scores:

Option A- SAT Reasoning Test plus two SAT Subject Tests
Option B- ACT with Writing

Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

69800 USD / year

≈ 69800 USD / year
Out-of-State

69800 USD / year

≈ 69800 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

69800 USD / year

≈ 69800 USD / year

Living costs

Wellesley

United States

2644 - 5475 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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