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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?

646 Undergraduate Awards
$38,515 Avg Cost After Aid
87% Acceptance Rate
  • 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.

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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?

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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?

87% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
66% Submit SAT Scores
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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Wheaton College Illinois  ( 610 to 720 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Wheaton College Illinois  ( 600 to 730 )
200
800
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.

ACT English Scores for Wheaton College Illinois  ( 26 to 35 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Wheaton College Illinois  ( 24 to 31 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Wheaton College Illinois  ( 26 to 32 )
1
36

Can I Afford Wheaton College Illinois?

$38,515 Net Price
55% Take Out Loans
0.7% Loan Default Rate
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

2,195 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,265 undergraduate students at Wheaton College Illinois, with 2,195 being full-time and 70 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

147 Took All Classes Online
1,157 Took At Least One Class Online
1,557.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
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.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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