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Wheaton College

General Information

Name: Wheaton College
Address: 501 College Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187-5593
Phone:

  • General information: (630) 752-5000
  • Financial aid office: (630) 752-5021
  • Admissions office: (630) 752-5005

Website: www.wheaton.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: Undenominational

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$22,450$21,100$20,000
Books and supplies$744$714$700
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$7,040$6,660$6,466
        Other expenses$1,900$1,860$1,824

Total expenses   
On-campus$32,134$30,334$28,990

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 70%
  • Federal grants: 16%
  • State/local grants: 12%
  • Institutional grants: 59%
  • Student loans: 45%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$4523
  • State/local grants:$2256
  • Institutional grants:$8501
  • Student loans:$4571

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$50
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants2,1158161,299
Percent admitted55.6%70.2%46.4%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time48.6%51.3%46.1%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 2932
Undergraduate enrollment: 2417
First-time student retention: 95%
Overall graduation rate: 86%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 97%
    • Part Time: 3%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 49%
    • Women: 51%

White non-hispanic: 86%
Black non-hispanic: 2%
Hispanic: 3%
Asian/pacific islander: 7%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 2%

Degrees offered

    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Business/Managerial Economics - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Bachelor
    Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Secondary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Social Studies Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other - Master
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Master
    Engineering
  • Engineering, Other - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, Other - Bachelor
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Nursing, Other - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies - Master
  • Mathematics and Computer Science - Bachelor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Bachelor
  • Environmental Studies - Bachelor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology - Master, Doctor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
  • Psychology, Other - Master
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor
  • Archeology - Bachelor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor
  • International Relations and Affairs - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor
    Theology and Ministerial Studies, Other
  • Bible/Biblical Studies - Bachelor
  • Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology - Master
  • Religious Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Theology/Theological Studies - Master, Doctor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory - Bachelor
  • Music Management and Merchandising - Bachelor
  • Music Performance, General - Bachelor
  • Music Theory and Composition - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor
  • Music, Other - Bachelor


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