- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- Wheaton College
Wheaton, ILSuburb: largeZIP 60187Founded 1860
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1860
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.wheaton.edu
IllinoisReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Wheaton College
Wheaton College is a private nonprofit college in Wheaton, Illinois, with 2,121 undergraduates. It admits 87% of applicants, graduates 82% within six years and costs $26,059 a year after aid.
82%graduate
Admission rate87%
Retention93%
4-year graduation73%
Pell Grant share31%
Federal loans44%
$26,059net price / year
87%admission rate
1380average SAT
82%graduate in 6 years
$68,390median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,000median debt
#438 of 1,704 for earnings#1,293 of 1,739 for lowest net price#156 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,095 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $61,593tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $47,770
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $47,770
- Average net price
- $26,059national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,810
$30,001–48,000$18,931
$48,001–75,000$19,951
$75,001–110,000$21,022
$110,001+$35,155
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 87%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 650–740
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 610–730
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 28–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college87%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college93%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college82%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college31%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 82%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 73%
- First-year retention
- 93%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 88%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,722
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $68,390middle 50%: $42,765–$101,817
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$101,817
Median, Wheaton College$68,390
Lower quarter$42,765
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,121
- Part-time
- 1.5%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 19.6
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 31%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 63%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,473 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $18,388
- Endowment, end of year
- $610,123,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White67%
Hispanic8.7%
Black3.2%
Asian8.8%
Two or more races5.9%
U.S. nonresident4.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.8%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences19%
Business & management12%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
English language & literature8.5%
Visual & performing arts6.0%
Psychology5.4%
Communication & journalism5.0%
Education4.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 149781. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q747179.