Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,301
Graduate Enrollment: 706
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: Undenominational

Campus Details

Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, small, highly residential // full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 86.25%

Male/Female: 47% / 53% (2017)

First generation college students: 8.1% (2014)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 1.3% (2006)
Percentage of students who are veterans:

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,351
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1250 - 1430

2022 Median Admit ACT: 30
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 27 - 32

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 79.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 66.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 53.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 41.1% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 69.5%
Black: 2.5%
Hispanic: 7.0%
Asian: 10.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 6.1%
Non-resident alien: 3.7%
Unknown race: 0.7%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $51,664
In-State tuition: $40,820
Out-of-State tuition: $40,820

Estimated books and supplies: $700 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $11,100 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,080 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $11,100 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,080 (2022)

Average Family Income: $118,864 (2017)
Median Family Income: $89,742 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 21.8%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 43.2%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $23,250 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $246 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $17,118
$30k-48k $13,676
$48k-75k $19,167
$75k-110k $23,680
$110k+ $33,281

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 82%
6-year graduation rate: 88%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.9% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $23,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $10,000 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $21,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $21,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 89.8% (2015)
@3 year 91.7% (2017)
@5 year 95.1% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 83.8% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 81.5% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $35,783 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $48,428 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 28 $21,500 $228
Bachelor's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 46 $20,356 $216 $22,799 ($1,900) $63,432 ($5,286)
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 16 $41,719 ($3,477)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 1
Bachelor's Degree Business/Managerial Economics. 75 $24,000 $254 $49,576 ($4,131) $67,358 ($5,613)
Bachelor's Degree History. 19
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 9
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 52 $23,250 $246 $35,361 ($2,947) $45,185 ($3,765)
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 9
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 28 $25,000 $265 $46,060 ($3,838) $44,810 ($3,734)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 9
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 5
Master's Degree Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 17
Bachelor's Degree Engineering, Other. 7
Bachelor's Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 26 $26,650 $276 $25,878 ($2,157) $47,994 ($4,000)
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 7
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 36 $21,500 $224 $27,267 ($2,272) $46,689 ($3,891)
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 13
Bachelor's Degree Applied Mathematics. 10
Master's Degree Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. 8
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 6
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 22 $23,685 $251 $32,120 ($2,677)
Bachelor's Degree Bible/Biblical Studies. 31 $23,147 $236 $18,079 ($1,507) $35,678 ($2,973)
Master's Degree Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology. 8
Bachelor's Degree Religious Education. 20 $25,000 $265 $31,520 ($2,627) $36,148 ($3,012)
Master's Degree Religious Education. 19 $41,255 ($3,438)
Master's Degree Theological and Ministerial Studies. 34 $39,495 ($3,291) $43,459 ($3,622)
Doctoral Degree Theological and Ministerial Studies. 13
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 8
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 8
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 10
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 52 $22,625 $228 $28,451 ($2,371) $46,741 ($3,895)
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 34 $456 $42,195 ($3,516) $53,785 ($4,482)
First Professional Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 6
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 10 $26,406 ($2,201)
Bachelor's Degree Archeology. 2
Master's Degree Archeology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 42 $21,000 $223 $61,050 ($5,088) $60,894 ($5,075)
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 43 $23,875 $246 $25,570 ($2,131) $55,844 ($4,654)
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 23 $23,250 $246 $39,488 ($3,291)
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Urban Studies/Affairs. 11
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 20 $23,281 $233
Bachelor's Degree Music. 31 $24,556 $260 $29,322 ($2,444) $38,034 ($3,170)


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $84,825
Full time faculty: 68%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 11.0

School's endowment start of year: $502,044,363 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $647,433,702 (2022)