Wheaton College Illinois Overview

Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Wheaton, Illinois. Wheaton College Illinois is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Wheaton College Illinois Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Wheaton College Illinois.
• During a recent academic cycle, 67% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Wheaton College Illinois with a bachelor's degree make about $63,756 a year. That's 56% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• The average Wheaton College Illinois student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Wheaton College Illinois?

Contact details for Wheaton College Illinois are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	501 College Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187-5593
Phone:	630-752-5000
Website:	www.wheaton.edu

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How Do I Get Into Wheaton College Illinois?

You can apply to Wheaton College Illinois online at: www.wheaton.edu/admissions-and-aid/apply-to-wheaton-college/

Admission Requirements for Wheaton College Illinois

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wheaton College Illinois?

Since Wheaton College Illinois has an acceptance rate of 88%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 38% of students accepted to Wheaton College Illinois submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 640 and 720. Math scores were between 610 and 710.

Wheaton College Illinois received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 29 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 33.

Can I Afford Wheaton College Illinois?

The overall average net price of Wheaton College Illinois is $38,515. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Wheaton College Illinois, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,429 a year. That adds up to $25,716 over four years for those students.

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Wheaton College Illinois Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,265 undergraduate students at Wheaton College Illinois, with 2,195 being full-time and 70 being part-time.

There are also 643 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,195 full-time undergraduates at Wheaton College Illinois, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wheaton College Illinois students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	222
Black or African American	56
Hispanic or Latino	156
White	1,523
International Students	81
Other Races/Ethnicities	157

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Wheaton College Illinois. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at Wheaton College Illinois. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Philippines.

Wheaton College Illinois Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business/Managerial Economics	74	0	0	0	74
General Psychology	56	0	0	0	56
Teacher Education Grade Specific	26	0	11	0	37
Religious Education	18	0	19	0	37
General English Literature	35	0	0	0	35
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	32	3	35
Communication & Media Studies	34	0	0	0	34
Biblical Studies	33	0	0	0	33
Mathematics	31	0	0	0	31
Economics	31	0	0	0	31
General Biology	29	0	0	0	29
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	28	0	0	0	28
Music	28	0	0	0	28
Romance Languages	26	0	0	0	26
Political Science & Government	26	0	0	0	26
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	0	20	6	26
Missionary Studies	0	0	24	0	24
Teaching English or French	0	3	20	0	23
Fine & Studio Arts	20	0	0	0	20
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	18	0	18
Computer Science	17	0	0	0	17
International Relations & National Security	16	0	0	0	16
Philosophy	15	0	0	0	15
History	14	0	0	0	14
Anthropology	13	0	0	0	13
Chemistry	11	0	0	0	11
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	9	0	0	0	9
Physics	9	0	0	0	9
Sociology	9	0	0	0	9
Other Engineering	7	0	0	0	7
Health Sciences & Services	5	0	0	0	5
Urban Studies	5	0	0	0	5
Nursing	4	0	0	0	4
Natural Resources Conservation	4	0	0	0	4
Archeology	4	0	0	0	4
Teacher Education Subject Specific	3	0	0	0	3
Classical Languages & Literature	3	0	0	0	3
East Asian Languages	3	0	0	0	3
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	0	3	0	3
Area Studies	1	0	0	0	1
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0	0
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Other Psychology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	647	3	147	9	806

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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