Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
87.4%
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SAT · 50th
1340
Range 1260–1420
6-yr grad
84.8%
Retention 92.6%
Undergrads
2,121
10:1 S-F
Admissions
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87.4%
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from — apps
Overall admit rate87.4%
Test scores
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1340
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1260–1420
SAT
255075
R&W610660710
Math640680720
Comp126013401420
ACT
255075
Comp283133
Cost & aid
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tuition not reported
Room & board$13,010
Books$936
Academics
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10 : 1
student-faculty ratio
92.6% retention
Student-faculty10 : 1
Retention92.6%
4-year graduation75.7%
6-year graduation84.8%
Enrollment
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2,121
undergraduates
Total undergraduates2,121
Rankings
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#35
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#3526
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#5026
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#15926
NicheBest Colleges in America#16126
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#33226
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#90926
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingIllinois colleges13
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Admissions URLwww.wheaton.edu
Admissions emailadmissions@wheaton.edu
Admissions phone752-5011
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Calvin University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Calvin University MI · Private (nonprofit)67.9%12203K
Westmont College CA · Private (nonprofit)77.0%13201K
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology IN · Private (nonprofit)80.9%13802K
Clarkson University NY · Private (nonprofit)82.5%12702K
University of Portland OR · Private (nonprofit)94.2%13002K
Knox College IL · Private (nonprofit)77.2%13101K
Eckerd College FL · Private (nonprofit)75.8%12401K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Wheaton College

3 years of Wheaton College's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.