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?

• Wheaton College Illinois has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at Wheaton College Illinois is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Wheaton College Illinois.
• In 2017-2018, 68% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Wheaton College Illinois with a bachelor's degree make about $48,400 a year. That's 19% 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.

Wheaton College Illinois Rankings

According to our 2022 analysis, Wheaton College Illinois is ranked #315 out of 2,587 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #8 out of 102 schools in Illinois.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Wheaton College Illinois has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#221	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Wheaton College Illinois.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#10	Best Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#71	Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#75	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#84	Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#94	Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#97	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#98	Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#106	Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#118	Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#130	Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Wheaton College Illinois has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#9	Best Business/Managerial Economics Schools	College Factual
#53	Best General Psychology Schools	College Factual
#65	Best Communication & Journalism Schools	College Factual
#67	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#70	Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	College Factual
#127	Best Business Schools	Business Degree Central

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/wheatoncollege.il
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/wheatoncollege

How Do I Get Into Wheaton College Illinois?

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

Admission Requirements for Wheaton College Illinois

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wheaton College Illinois?

Wheaton College Illinois has the high acceptance rate of 87%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 66% 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 610 and 720. Math scores were between 600 and 730.

Wheaton College Illinois received ACT scores from 50% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 35. Math scores were between 24 and 31. Composite scores were between 26 and 32.

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 $6,549 a year. That adds up to $26,196 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wheaton College Illinois is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Wheaton College Illinois

In 2019-2020, 1,157 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Wheaton College Illinois has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Wheaton College Illinois

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Wheaton College Illinois was 1,557.2%. This is the #73 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Wheaton College Illinois regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Wheaton College Illinois Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business/Managerial Economics	66	0	0	66
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	43	15	58
Teacher Education Grade Specific	41	11	0	52
Communication & Media Studies	43	0	0	43
General English Literature	42	0	0	42
Economics	40	0	0	40
Religious Education	23	16	0	39
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	33	5	38
Health Sciences & Services	37	0	0	37
General Psychology	34	0	0	34
International Relations & National Security	34	0	0	34
Missionary Studies	0	34	0	34
Romance Languages	29	0	0	29
Music	26	0	0	26
Mental & Social Health Services	0	23	0	23
Biblical Studies	23	0	0	23
General Biology	19	0	0	19
Philosophy	17	0	0	17
Political Science & Government	17	0	0	17
Chemistry	16	0	0	16
Computer Science	15	0	0	15
Mathematics	15	0	0	15
Fine & Studio Arts	15	0	0	15
Teaching English or French	0	14	0	14
History	14	0	0	14
Anthropology	13	0	0	13
Physics	9	0	0	9
Sociology	9	0	0	9
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	8	0	0	8
Other Engineering	7	0	0	7
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	7	0	7
Teacher Education Subject Specific	6	0	0	6
Applied Mathematics	6	0	0	6
Natural Resources Conservation	6	0	0	6
Geological & Earth Sciences	6	0	0	6
Urban Studies	6	0	0	6
East Asian Languages	3	0	0	3
Archeology	1	2	0	3
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0
Nursing	0	0	0	0
Other Psychology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	646	183	20	849

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
• Image Credit: By Neatpete86 under License

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