    wellesley college is a private women's liberal-arts college in the town of wellesley, massachusetts, united states, west of boston. founded in 1870, wellesley is a member of the original seven sisters colleges and is consistently ranked among the top 10 liberal arts colleges in the united states. according to the 2015 u.s. news & world report rankings, wellesley college is the number 4 liberal arts college in the united states. in 2011, the best 376 colleges named wellesleyâs faculty number one in the country.{{cite web|title=the colleges with the best professors|url=http://in.princetonreview.com/in/2011/08
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