by our College Data Analytics Team
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Wheaton College Illinois was awarded 198 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is secondary education.
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College Factual ranked Wheaton College Illinois as #257 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.
Wheaton College Illinois also holds the #11 spot on the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 86%, some consider Wheaton College Illinois to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 32% of students accepted to Wheaton College Illinois submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 710. Math scores were between 640 and 720.
The student to faculty ratio at Wheaton College Illinois is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Wheaton College Illinois is 71%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Wheaton College Illinois has a freshmen retention rate of 89%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Wheaton College Illinois the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 82%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,265 undergraduates at Wheaton College Illinois with 2,195 being full-time and 70 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,933 | $18,519 | $18,373 | $23,746 | $34,916 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Wheaton College Illinois, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Wheaton College Illinois, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $6,575 a year. That adds up to $26,300 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Wheaton College Illinois is 0.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Wheaton College Illinois make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Wheaton College Illinois.
Contact details for Wheaton College Illinois are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 501 College Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187-5593 |
| Phone: | 630-752-5000 |
| Website: | www.wheaton.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/wheatoncollege.il |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/wheatoncollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics | 65 | $47,492 |
| General Psychology | 49 | $24,825 |
| Music | 41 | $28,924 |
| Germanic Languages | 38 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 36 | $42,251 |
| Economics | 35 | $62,269 |
| International Relations & National Security | 34 | $33,417 |
| General Biology | 33 | $22,429 |
| General English Literature | 32 | $26,471 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 29 | $34,982 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 276 students took at least one online class at Wheaton College Illinois. This is a decrease from the 1,157 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 276 | 53 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,157 | 147 |
| 2018-2019 | 145 | 102 |
| 2017-2018 | 55 | 50 |
| 2016-2017 | 67 | 62 |
Learn more about online learning at Wheaton College Illinois.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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