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Wheelock College

General Information

Name: Wheelock College
Address: 200 the Riverway, Boston, MA 02215-4176
Phone:

  • General information: (617) 879-2000
  • Financial aid office: (617) 879-2206
  • Admissions office: (800) 734-5212

Website: www.wheelock.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$24,235$23,625$22,500
Books and supplies$880$660$660
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$9,910$9,450$9,000
        Other expenses$1,500$1,650$1,650
Off-campus
        Room and board$2,557$4,737$5,400
        Other expenses$2,040$2,040$1,650
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,040$2,040$1,650

Total expenses   
On-campus$36,525$35,385$33,810
Off-campus$29,712$31,062$30,210
Off-campus with family$27,155$26,325$24,810

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 90%
  • Federal grants: 64%
  • State/local grants: 21%
  • Institutional grants: 68%
  • Student loans: 75%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$1475
  • State/local grants:$1128
  • Institutional grants:$8139
  • Student loans:$6085

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$35
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants79367726
Percent admitted74.4%58.2%75.9%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time31.2%20.5%31.9%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 1029
Undergraduate enrollment: 675
First-time student retention: 74%
Overall graduation rate: 54%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 94%
    • Part Time: 6%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 5%
    • Women: 95%

White non-hispanic: 78%
Black non-hispanic: 7%
Hispanic: 5%
Asian/pacific islander: 2%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 7%

Degrees offered

    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
    Education
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching - Bachelor, Master
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor, Master
  • Reading Teacher Education - Master
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Master
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Child Development - Master
  • Family Systems - Master
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other - Bachelor, Master
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies - Bachelor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Social Work - Bachelor, Master
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other - Bachelor


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