Wellesley College PERA Department
PERA is the catalyst for all students to learn, play, compete and achieve an active balanced lifestyle.
 


Wellesley College & Wellesley PERA Quickfacts
 
    • * Founded in 1875

    • * Liberal arts college for women.

    • * 500 acre campus.

    • * 2,300 undergraduate students from all 50 states and 68 countries.

    • * Located in Wellesley, Mass., 12 miles west of Boston.

    • * Academic Consortium with Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Olin College of Engineering.

    • * Part of the 12-College Exchange.

    • * 13 NCAA Division III varsity teams.

    • * 11 percent of students participate in varsity sports

    • * College-wide challenge to engage 60 percent of students in annual physical activity.

    • * Wellesley Blue is identifier for athletic teams.

    • * Charter Member of the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) with 9 other schools: Babson College, Clark University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Springfield College, Wheaton College, United States Coast Guard Academy, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and two other all-women’s institutions, Mount Holyoke College and Smith College

    • * Oldest women’s crew program in the country.

    • * Oldest 9-hole golf course in the New England – Nehoiden Golf Course.

    • * 2007-08 Blue had a record 142 wins and had 8 national All-American honorees.

    • * Finished 95th in the Director’s Cup (success across all athletics) in 2007-08, the highest finish for a women’s school.