Wheaton College, IL Rankings

Located in Wheaton, IL, Wheaton College is one of the best universities in the state of Illinois. On this page, you will find in-depth rankings for Wheaton College in the following areas: graduation rates, teaching  resources, financing opportunities, and alumni donations. Latest acceptance rate is also given to show how competitive is Wheaton College.

501 College Avenue Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone: (630) 752-5005
Email: admissions@wheaton.edu
Web site: http://www.wheaton.edu

Rankings: Wheaton College

Rankings, Ratings, and Admissions Statistics
Overall Ranking: 56
Score: 64
Peer college rating (out of 5) 3.3
Graduation and retention ranking: 24
Average freshman retention rate: 94.8%
6-year graduation rate: 86.0%
Predicted graduation rate: 85%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-): 1
Faculty resources ranking: 142
Classes with under 20 students (2020): 59.1%
Classes with 50 or more students (2020): 3.7%
Student faculty ratio (2020): 12:1
Percent of faculty who are full-time (2020) 85.4%
Student selectivity ranking: 39
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (2020) 1210-1390
2020 Freshmen in top 10 percent of high school class: 59%
Freshmen in top 25 percent of high school class (2020): 85%
Fall 2020 Acceptance rate: 61.8%
Financial resources rank: 80
Alumni giving rank: 68
Average alumni giving rate (2020): 32.7%

Wheaton College History

Essential Facts: Wheaton College

  • Wheaton College, private, coeducational liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, U.S. Wheaton College began as a preparatory school, the Illinois Institute, built by Wesleyan Methodists in 1854.
  • Our Wheaton is a non-denominational liberal arts school that embraces students and faculty of all religions and cultures while the other one is a Christian and far more conservative school.
  • Wheaton College is a private institution that was founded in 1834. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,760, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 478 acres.

Rules and regulations Sports Activities 

General Information  
Percent of undergraduate students who live in college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing: 90%
Percent of undergraduates who are members of a fraternity: 0%
Percent of student body who are members of a sorority: 0%
Average percentage of students on campus during weekends: 90%
Are all students permitted to have cars on campus? No
Percent of students who have cars on campus: 34%
Is alcohol permitted on campus for students of legal age? No
Additional policies and regulations: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other
Collegiate athletic association: NCAA III
Men’s scholarship sports: N/A
Women’s scholarship sports: N/A
Student activities: campus ministries, choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, international student organization, jazz band, literary magazine, model UN, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook