Enrollment
- Approximately 2,400 undergraduates, 500 graduate students
- 56% female, 44% male (degree seeking undergraduates)
- 23% of all degree seeking students are American ethnic minority students; an additional 3% are non-resident aliens. 5% of degree seeking students are MK (Missionary Kids) and 4% are TCK (Third Culture Kids)
- From 50 states, 43 countries and 55+ church denominations
- 73% of degree seeking undergraduates are from out of state (excludes international students)
- Approximately 90% of undergraduate students (100% of freshmen) live on campus
Finances (2018-2019)
- Undergraduate tuition: $36,420; room and board: $10,180
- Graduate: $850 per credit hour, $1,070 for Psy.D. students, $1,000 for Ph.D. students
- More than $33 million in scholarships and grants is awarded annually to students (includes federal, state, and institutional sources)
- Federal Pell grants, FSEOG, state, and institutional grants and scholarships are available
- 20% of enrolled, full-time students were Pell Grant recipients
- 77% of undergraduate students received scholarships and grants in 2017-2018
- 70% of undergraduates were offered loans in 2017-18; about 53% accepted
- Music, ROTC, and multicultural student scholarships are available.
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Graduation Rates
The following are 6-year graduation rates disaggregated by category for most recent year available.
Students first enrolled in the Fall 2012 semester:
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All Students - 87%
- Men: 83%
- Women: 90%
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Non Resident Aliens - 87%
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Hispanic/Latino - 82%
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Asian - 92%
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Black/African American - 82%
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White - 88%
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Two or more races - 81%
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 84%
- Recipients of a subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 82%
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or subsidized Stafford Loan: 90%
Residence Life
Wheaton College is intentionally residential for undergraduate students. Approximately 88% of students live on campus. Two residence halls house first and second year students. Williston Hall houses only second year students. McManis-Evans houses second, third, and fourth year students. Third and fourth year students may apply to live in one of 14 college-owned apartment buildings or in one of the 26 college-owned houses. Undergraduates may live off campus if living with their parents, spouse, or enrolled part-time, HNGR intern, or are 5th year students or are 3rd or 4th year engineering majors. Off-Campus permission is granted through the housing selection process in the spring. Limited graduate housing is available for international students who are either single or married.