Match #1
The King's College-New York
New York, NY
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate44%
- 384 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 58%, close to 55%
- Enrollment 384 students, close to 342
The colleges most similar to Wells College are The King's College-New York, Hartwick College, and Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. Wells College admits 68% of applicants; 8 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Wells College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Wells College
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Match #2
Hartwick College
Oneonta, NY
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate70%
- 1,087 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 53%, close to 55%
- Acceptance rate 70%, close to 68%
Match #3
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
Paul Smiths, NY
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate77%
- 579 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Distant
- Acceptance rate 77%, close to 68%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #4
Elmira College
Elmira, NY
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate77%
- 708 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 48%, close to 55%
- Acceptance rate 77%, close to 68%
Match #5
Houghton College
Houghton, NY
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate89%
- 753 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Remote
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Keuka College
Keuka Park, NY
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate68%
- 966 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 49%, close to 55%
- Acceptance rate 68%, close to 68%
Match #7
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, NY
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate93%
- 972 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 53%, close to 55%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Marymount Manhattan College
New York, NY
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate83%
- 1,577 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 53%, close to 55%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
Hilbert College
Hamburg, NY
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate97%
- 921 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 50%, close to 55%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, NY
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate62%
- 1,530 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 62%, close to 68%
- Same Carnegie classification
Questions about Wells College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Wells College?
The closest matches to Wells College are The King's College-New York, Hartwick College, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science, Elmira College, and Houghton College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Wells College hard to get into?
Wells College admitted 68% of its 2,167 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is moderately selective. 8 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
