Wheaton By the Numbers

Enrollment

• Approximately 2,119 undergraduates, 680 graduate students
• 55% female, 45% male (degree seeking undergraduates)
• 27% of all degree seeking students are ethnic minority students; an additional 3% are non-resident aliens. 5% of degree seeking students are MK (Missionary Kids) and 4% are TCK (Third Culture Kids).
• From 50 states, 43 countries and 55+ church denominations
• 94% of degree seeking undergraduates are from out of state (excludes international students)
• Approximately 91% of undergraduate students (97% of freshmen) live on campus
• 89% are expected to graduate in six years

Finances (2024-25)

• Undergraduate tuition: $45,420
• Room and board: $14,048;
• Graduate: $840 per credit hour, $1,330 for Psy.D. students, and $1250 for Ph.D. students
• More than $49 million in scholarships and grants is awarded (includes federal, state, and institutional sources)
• Federal Pell grants, FSEOG, state, and institutional grants and scholarships are available
• Music, ROTC, and multicultural scholarships are available.

In the 2023-24 Academic Year:

• 22% of enrolled, full-time students were Pell Grant recipients
• 91% of undergraduate students received scholarships and grants
• 72% of undergraduates were offered loans and about 47% accepted

Visit Student Financial Services and Undergraduate Financial Aid 101 for more information.

Graduation Rates

The following are 6-year graduation rates disaggregated by category for most recent year available.

Students first enrolled in the Fall 2017 semester:

• All Students: 87% 
• Men: 85%
• Women: 90%
• Non Resident Aliens: 88%
• Hispanic/Latino: 80%
• Asian: 89%
• Black/African American: 79%
• White: 89%
• Two or more races: 88%
• Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 83%
• Recipients of a subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 84%
• Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or subsidized Stafford Loan: 89%

The most recent graduation and retention rates for the College

Residence Life

Wheaton College is intentionally residential for undergraduate students and is a prominent component of the Wheaton experience.

• Approximately 92% of students live on campus.
• Two residence halls (Fischer Hall and Smith-Traber Hall) house first and second-year students.
• Williston Hall houses second and third-year students.
• McManis-Evans houses second, third, and fourth-year students.
• Third and fourth-year students may apply to live in one of 14 college-owned apartment buildings or in one of the 26 college-owned houses.
• Undergraduates may live off campus if living with their parents, spouse, or enrolled part-time, HNGR intern, or are 5th year students or are 3rd or 4th year engineering or nursing majors.
• A limited number of seniors may be granted off-campus permission through the spring housing selection process if Wheaton College determines it does not have on-campus capacity for the entire student body.
• Off-Campus permission is granted through the housing selection process in the spring.
• Limited graduate housing is available for international students who are either single or married, as well as married undergraduate students.