Wheaton College
Wheaton College admitted 87% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1260–1470 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $26,059 a year. Within six years, 82% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 87%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1260–1470
- ACT middle 50%
- 28–32
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $61,593 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $26,059 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $17,810 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $47,770 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 82%
- Students who return for a second year
- 93%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $68,390 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,121
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 31%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Social sciences
- 19%
- Business, management and marketing
- 12%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 12%
- English language and literature
- 9%
- Visual and performing arts
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Alabama at Birmingham AL · 88% admitted
- University of St Thomas MN · 85% admitted
- Dakota State University SD · 88% admitted
- School of Visual Arts NY · 93% admitted
- Otis College of Art and Design CA · 82% admitted
- University of Arizona AZ · 86% admitted
More colleges in Illinois
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL · 42% admitted
- University of Illinois Chicago IL · 77% admitted
- Illinois State University IL · 88% admitted
- DePaul University IL · 76% admitted
- Chamberlain University-Illinois IL · 83% admitted
- Loyola University Chicago IL · 82% admitted
- Northern Illinois University IL · 70% admitted
- Northwestern University IL · 7.7% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.