Why is Wellesley ranked so high?

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<p>No. You can’t do that. It is fair to note that women’s colleges are inherently more self-selecting because x% of women won’t apply simply due to the no-male factor, but that doesn’t “cut the acceptance rate in half.” After all, plenty of colleges are inherently more self-selecting, whether it’s the (historical) quirky-U-Chicago schtick, a college that is geared towards practitioners of a certain religion such as BYU or Wheaton, or a college in a particularly undesirable city or region.</p>

<p>The women’s colleges in general are (relatively speaking) admissions bargains. There is nothing wrong with pointing that out. Some students aren’t interested in the bargain, because of the no-male factor, which is fine.</p>