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Wheaton College
The Billy Graham Center

Photo by Stevan Sheets. Used under Creative Commons

General Information

Address:

Wheaton College
501 College Avenue
Wheaton, IL 60187-5593

Control:

Private

Academic Calendar:

Semester

Religious Affiliation:

Christian nondenominational

Founded:

1860

Web Site:

www.wheaton.edu

Main Phone:

(630) 752-5000

Student Body

Full-Time Undergraduates:

2,342

Part-Time Undergraduates:

75

Total Male Undergraduates:

1,177

Total Female Undergraduates:

1,240

Admissions

Overall Acceptance Rate:

51%

Early Action Acceptance Rate:

44%

Regular Acceptance Rate:

58%

Total Applicants:

2,163

Total Acceptances:

1,097

Freshman enrollment:

578

Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):

53%

Early action Deadline:

November 1

Early Action Notification:

December 31

Regular Decision Deadline:

January 15

Regular Decision Notification:

April 1

Must-Reply-By Date:

May 1 (or within 3 weeks if notified thereafter)

Applicants Placed on Waiting List:

349

Applicants Accepting a Place on Waiting List:

275

Students Enrolled from Waiting List:

39

Transfer Applications Received:

180

Transfer Applications Accepted:

110

Transfer Students Enrolled:

75

Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:

61%

SAT I or ACT Required?

Yes, Either

SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):

1250–1440

SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):

630–730

SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):

620–710

ACT Composite Range (25th–75th Percentile):

27–31

SAT II Requirements:

None

Freshman Retention Rate:

94%

Top 10% of high School Class:

54%

Students Also Applied to These Schools:

Bethel University, Gordon
College, Hope College, Taylor
University, Westmont College

Application Fee:

$50

Common Application Accepted?

No

Supplemental Forms?

No

Admissions Phone:

(800) 222-2419

Admissions E-Mail:

admissions@wheaton.edu (liberal arts)
music@wheaton.edu (conservatory)

Admissions Web Site:

www.wheaton.edu/admissions/undgrad

Financial Information

Tuition:

$22,450

Room and Board:

$7,040

Books and Supplies:

$744

Average Need-Based Financial aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):

$18,555

Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:

73%

Students Who Received Aid:

50%

Financial Aid Forms Deadline:

February 15

Financial aid Phone:

(800) 362-2674

Financial aid e-Mail:

finaid@wheaton.edu

Financial Aid Web Site:

www.wheaton.edu/finaid