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Wheaton College (Massachusetts)

Norton, Massachusetts Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Wheaton College (Massachusetts) is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Norton, Massachusetts. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 1,785 students in fall 2024.

Wheaton College (Massachusetts) offers bachelor's degrees across 56 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Biology. It awarded 384 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

1,785
Students enrolled
82%
First-year retention
384
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
56
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

Bachelor

Programs and majors offered 56

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Social Sciences 5
Psychology 1
History 1
English Language and Literature 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 9
Education 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 3
Physical Sciences 3
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 7
Health Professions 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Communication and Journalism 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
82%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
384

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,785
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,785
Full-time, fall 2024
99%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,836
Full-time, 2024-25
98%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
65%
Men
35%
White
68%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
2%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
President
Michaele Whelan
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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