Wheaton, Illinois · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
Located in Wheaton, Illinois, Wheaton College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 2,874 students in fall 2024, including 2,150 undergraduates and 724 graduate students. The school has a religious affiliation.
Wheaton College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 60 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Clinical Psychology, Business/Managerial Economics, and English Language and Literature, General. It awarded 786 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
93% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
2,874
Students enrolled
93%
First-year retention
786
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
60
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 60
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
93%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
520
Master's degrees
216
Doctoral degrees (research)
4
Professional doctorates
21
Postbaccalaureate certificates
25
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,874
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,150
Graduate students, fall 2024
724
Full-time, fall 2024
78%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,468
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,572
Graduate students, 2024-25
896
Full-time, 2024-25
66%
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
55%
Men
45%
White
65%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
5%
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Undenominational
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
President
Philip Ryken
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit