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Wheaton College, MA

Norton, MA · CDS 2022–2023 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
77.1%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
16.6%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
83.1%
Total cost — out-of-state
$72,850
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
12:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$24,703

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,669
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students1,669

Admissions

Total applicants3,580
Total admitted2,760
Total enrolled458
Overall admit rate77.1%
Admit rate — women80.8%
Admit rate — men70.8%
Yield rate16.6%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/20
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan95
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date12/1
EA notification date1/15
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT52.0%
% submitting ACT7.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile590
SAT EBRW 75th %ile680
SAT Math 25th %ile570
SAT Math 75th %ile670
ACT Comp 25th %ile25
ACT Comp 75th %ile31
% in top 10% of HS class30.6%
% in top 25% of HS class63.1%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$57,700
Tuition — out-of-state$57,700
Required fees$480
Room and board$14,670
Total cost — in-state$72,850
Total cost — out-of-state$72,850

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$42,800
Avg % of need met83.1%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$27,172
Avg loan debt at graduation$24,703

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist92
# admitted from waitlist6
Waitlist admit rate6.7%
Transfer applicants (total)88
Transfer admit rate51.1%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio12:1
% faculty full-time68.3%

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)67.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$29,822Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)77.0%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)73.1%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 rate84.0%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$57,982Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant21.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan76.0%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 full15.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress38.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress18.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted2.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white70.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian3.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women56.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men43.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white66.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino7.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native1.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown6.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

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

Biological And Biomedical Sciences18.8%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services16.7%
Visual And Performing Arts13.8%
Social Sciences10.2%
Psychology8.8%
Education5.7%
History5.5%
English Language And Literature/Letters5.0%