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Wheaton College, IL

Wheaton, IL · CDS 20222023 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Undenominational

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Overall admit rate
88.7%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
30.4%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
77.2%
Total cost — out-of-state
$57,442
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$21,702

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates2,187
Total all graduate731
Grand total all students2,918

Admissions

Total applicants1,872
Total admitted1,660
Total enrolled504
Overall admit rate88.7%
Admit rate — women90.2%
Admit rate — men86.5%
Yield rate30.4%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/15
EA notification date12/31
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT38.0%
% submitting ACT23.3%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile610
SAT EBRW 75th %ile710
SAT Math 25th %ile640
SAT Math 75th %ile720
ACT Comp 25th %ile28
ACT Comp 75th %ile33
% in top 10% of HS class47.5%
% in top 25% of HS class75.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$43,670
Tuition — out-of-state$43,670
Required fees$260
Room and board$13,512
Total cost — in-state$57,442
Total cost — out-of-state$57,442

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$27,329
Avg % of need met77.2%
% with 100% of need met15.8%
Avg merit grant (no need)$15,160
Avg loan debt at graduation$21,702

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist133
# admitted from waitlist0
Waitlist admit rate0.0%
Transfer applicants (total)111
Transfer admit rate82.0%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio10:1
% faculty full-time57.8%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)87.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$26,975Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)88.3%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)83.3%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate93.2%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$57,675Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant21.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan45.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full29.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress37.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress12.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time1.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white67.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian8.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women35.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men64.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white75.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian11.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences18.6%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services11.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences11.5%
English Language And Literature/Letters8.5%
Visual And Performing Arts6.0%
Psychology5.4%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs5.0%
Education4.8%