University

Wheaton College

Wheaton, Illinois, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Suburban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $45,546
Out-of-state tuition: $45,546
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,121

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

87.4%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution

Majors

Anthropology
Social Sciences
Applied Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Archeology
Social Sciences
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Bible/Biblical Studies
Theology and Religious Vocations
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Business/Managerial Economics
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Deadlines

Early action · 2026–2027
2026-10-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early action II · 2026–2027
2026-11-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-02-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $0
The Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid lists a $0 first-year U.S. application fee.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Not required
No supplemental essays are required for this university.
https://www.wheaton.edu/admissions-cost-and-aid/undergraduate-admissions/apply-to-wheaton

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?149781
Retrieved 2026-06-10

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

Not reported by institution

First-year applications (C1)

2,040 applicants

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students admitted (C1)

1,783 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students enrolled (C1)

533 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,150 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,089 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 61 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 38%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 20%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 650 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 740 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 610 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 730 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 28 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 32 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: Wheaton College Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.wheaton.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

2022–2023 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

88.7%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,187 students; Official Wheaton College CDS B1 total undergraduate enrollment as of the Fall 2022 reporting date.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,082 students; Official Wheaton College CDS B1 total full-time undergraduate enrollment.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 105 students; Official Wheaton College CDS B1 total part-time undergraduate enrollment.

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 1,872 applicants; Official Wheaton College CDS C1 total first-time, first-year degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2022.
First-year students admitted (C1): 1,660 students; Official Wheaton College CDS C1 total first-time, first-year degree-seeking admits for Fall 2022.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 504 students; Official Wheaton College CDS C1 total first-time, first-year degree-seeking enrollees for Fall 2022.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): 17.6%; Official Wheaton College CDS C11 percentage with GPA of 4.0.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): 50.6%; Official Wheaton College CDS C11 percentage with GPA between 3.75 and 3.99.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): 18.4%; Official Wheaton College CDS C11 percentage with GPA between 3.50 and 3.74.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): 6.9%; Official Wheaton College CDS C11 percentage with GPA between 3.25 and 3.49.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): 4.7%; Official Wheaton College CDS C11 percentage with GPA between 3.00 and 3.24.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): 1.8%; Official Wheaton College CDS C11 percentage with GPA between 2.50 and 2.99.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): 0%; Official Wheaton College CDS C11 explicitly reports 0.00 percent with GPA between 2.00 and 2.49.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): 0%; Official Wheaton College CDS C11 explicitly reports 0.00 percent with GPA between 1.00 and 1.99.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): 0%; Official Wheaton College CDS C11 explicitly reports 0.00 percent with GPA below 1.0.
Average high-school GPA (C12): 3.78 GPA; Official Wheaton College CDS C12 average high-school GPA.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 38.05%; Official Wheaton College CDS C9 percent submitting SAT scores.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 23.3%; Official Wheaton College CDS C9 percent submitting ACT scores.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 610 score; Official Wheaton College CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th percentile.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 710 score; Official Wheaton College CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 75th percentile.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 640 score; Official Wheaton College CDS C9 SAT Math 25th percentile.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 720 score; Official Wheaton College CDS C9 SAT Math 75th percentile.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 28 score; Official Wheaton College CDS C9 ACT Composite 25th percentile.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 33 score; Official Wheaton College CDS C9 ACT Composite 75th percentile.

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 10:1; Official Wheaton College CDS I-2 reports a Fall 2022 student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1.

Source: Wheaton College Common Data Set 2022-2023 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a1n_kYqlKmikPiRKQbzdgH5kp8UaCcvE/view?usp=sharing · Import: cds-2026-09-v125-wheaton

Communication and Media Studies

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Computer Science

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Economics

Social Sciences

Engineering, Other

Engineering

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

Health Professions and Related Programs

International Relations and National Security Studies

Social Sciences

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

Health Professions and Related Programs

Religious Education

Theology and Religious Vocations

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Sociology

Social Sciences

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Education

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Education

Urban Studies/Affairs

Social Sciences