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Wellesley College is a women's liberal arts college chartered in 1870 by Henry Fowle Durant and his wife Pauline Fowle Durant. Today, the mission of the college is to "provide an
excellent liberal arts education for women who will make a difference in the world." The college's motto, "Non Ministrari sed
Ministrare" (not to be ministered unto but to minister), reflects this purpose.
The private college, located in Wellesley,
Massachusetts (13 miles west of Boston), grants
four-year baccalaureate degrees and is one of the Seven
Sisters schools. Approximately 2,400 students attend the school. The college has a cross-registration program with the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, and houses the Wellesley Centers for Women, which consists of the Center for Research on Women and the Stone
Center for Developmental Services and Studies. Based on rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Wellesley consistently ranks among the top five liberal
arts colleges in the United States, and as the highest ranking women's college in this category.
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