Wheaton College (IL)

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Christian
Population 4,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (39%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,791
Men / Women 35% / 65%
From State 1%
From Region 1%
Athletes 398 (22.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 69%
Hispanic 8%
Black 5%
Mixed 5%
International 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Wheaton College (MA) 384 35% 69% 6% 5% 10% 4% $64,648 24 -0.09 29 97%
Computer Science 10 — 80% 40% 0% 20% 20% 20% $112,113 40 -0.38 95 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,988 25 -0.54 33 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 +3 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $79,601 51 -0.22 66 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $80,652 52 -0.18 68 — — — — —
Physics 5 +1 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,685 54 +0.01 73 — — — — —
Biochemistry 17 — 29% 76% 6% 0% 12% 0% $61,060 10 -0.93 20 — — — — —
Bioinformatics 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $61,463 11 -0.89 21 — — — — —
Biology 43 — 30% 70% 5% 9% 5% 5% $53,053 5 -1.55 7 97% — — — —
Neuroscience 10 — 10% 60% 10% 0% 0% 10% $79,805 91 +1.12 66 100% — — — —
Environmental Science 14 +2 14% 86% 7% 0% 7% 0% $54,232 27 -0.56 8 — — — — —
Public Health 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,857 50 -0.12 27 — — — — —
Business Administration 61 +4 61% 67% 3% 11% 10% 5% $86,939 78 +0.48 77 97% — — — —
Economics 6 +1 100% 50% 0% 0% 17% 33% $92,873 54 -0.19 83 96% — — — —
Marketing 3 — 67% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $80,468 63 +0.23 68 — — — — —
African American Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,813 54 -0.03 15 96% — — — —
Chinese Studies 4 — 25% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $58,284 52 -0.08 14 — — — — —
Classical Languages — — — — — — — — $54,641 38 -0.30 9 — — — — —
Creative Writing 8 +1 25% 75% 12% 12% 0% 0% $53,372 58 +0.12 7 — — — — —
English 11 +5 45% 82% 9% 0% 0% 0% $55,656 69 +0.40 10 96% — — — —
French Studies — +1 — — — — — — $58,051 51 -0.09 14 — — — — —
German 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,647 38 -0.30 9 — — — — —
Hispanic Studies 2 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,813 54 -0.03 15 96% — — — —
History 21 +5 43% 81% 0% 0% 5% 0% $47,548 10 -0.92 3 96% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 +5 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,661 39 -0.25 9 — — — — —
Japanese Studies 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,098 52 -0.09 14 — — — — —
Latin 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,711 39 -0.30 9 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 +3 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $57,009 42 -0.33 12 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,884 51 +0.13 6 — — — — —
Russian — — — — — — — — $54,705 39 -0.30 9 — — — — —
Women's Studies 1 +8 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,813 66 +0.31 15 96% — — — —
Anthropology 6 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $51,891 34 -0.45 6 — — — — —
International Affairs 5 +4 40% 40% 0% 0% 0% 20% $63,256 27 -0.49 26 — — — — —
Political Science 13 +2 46% 77% 8% 8% 8% 0% $71,680 53 -0.04 48 100% — — — —
Psychology 34 +15 9% 62% 6% 3% 12% 0% $59,795 79 +0.72 17 98% — — — —
Sociology 9 +5 11% 44% 22% 11% 11% 0% $43,785 3 -1.19 2 96% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 8 — 12% 62% 12% 0% 25% 0% $52,695 57 +0.06 7 — — — — —
Elementary Education 4 — 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $52,695 57 +0.06 7 — — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 10 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,695 38 -0.28 7 — — — — —
Art History 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $62,185 85 +0.80 23 95% — — — —
Digital Communication 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,411 52 -0.15 7 — — — — —
Film Studies 15 +4 53% 67% 0% 0% 20% 7% $51,034 64 +0.29 5 96% — — — —
Graphic Design 16 — 19% 56% 12% 0% 19% 12% $61,299 59 +0.10 21 — — — — —
Music 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,981 87 +0.88 9 — — — — —
Studio Art 12 +3 25% 75% 8% 8% 8% 0% $62,185 96 +1.65 23 95% — — — —
Theatre Arts 3 +5 33% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $51,913 94 +1.19 6 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,596 52 -0.04 17 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $67,553
ROI Percentile 29th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 68%
6-Year Graduation Rate 73%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Life & Natural Sciences 18.8% 72 28% 69% 7% 6% 6% 4% $58,893 15 -1.02 16 97% —
Business & Economics 18.2% 70 64% 66% 4% 10% 10% 7% $87,170 66 +0.42 78 97% —
Social Sciences 17.4% 67 18% 60% 7% 4% 12% 1% $59,501 53 +0.12 17 98% —
Humanities 15.1% 58 31% 79% 5% 2% 5% 0% $52,718 36 -0.28 7 96% —
Arts 14.1% 54 35% 65% 6% 4% 17% 6% $57,425 73 +0.65 13 96% —
Education 5.7% 22 14% 82% 9% 0% 9% 0% $52,695 44 -0.09 7 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.6% 14 14% 86% 7% 0% 7% 0% $54,232 24 -0.56 8 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.6% 14 50% 86% 0% 0% 7% 7% $79,340 50 -0.17 66 — —
Computer Science 2.6% 10 80% 40% 0% 20% 20% 20% $112,113 53 -0.38 95 — —
Health Sciences 0.5% 2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,857 9 -0.12 27 — —
Professional 0.3% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,596 25 -0.04 17 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $0.1M #383 100% — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #614 0% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Total $0.1M #630 95% — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 70 $191K $191K $0
Lacrosse 40 $198K $198K $0
Baseball 38 $307K $307K $0
Soccer 30 $178K $178K $0
Swimming 21 $123K $123K $0
Basketball 18 $203K $203K $0
Water Polo 10 $102K $102K $0
Tennis 8 $81K $81K $0
Fencing 6 $68K $68K $0
Total 197 $1.5M $1.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 74 $183K $183K $0
Lacrosse 30 $177K $177K $0
Soccer 24 $182K $182K $0
Field Hockey 23 $162K $162K $0
Swimming & Diving 21 $137K $137K $0
Softball 20 $201K $201K $0
Basketball 15 $199K $199K $0
Water Polo 14 $84K $84K $0
Volleyball 13 $138K $138K $0
Tennis 7 $82K $82K $0
Fencing 2 $58K $58K $0
Total 201 $1.6M $1.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 144 $375K $375K $0
Lacrosse 70 $376K $376K $0
Soccer 54 $361K $361K $0
Baseball 38 $307K $307K $0
Basketball 33 $402K $402K $0
Water Polo 24 $187K $187K $0
Field Hockey 23 $162K $162K $0
Swimming 21 $123K $123K $0
Swimming & Diving 21 $137K $137K $0
Softball 20 $201K $201K $0
Tennis 15 $164K $164K $0
Volleyball 13 $138K $138K $0
Fencing 8 $127K $127K $0
Total 398 $4.5M $4.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Early Action Oct 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 20%
SAT Range 1220 – 1390
SAT Math Range 580 – 670
SAT RW Range 640 – 720