Wheaton College

Wheaton, Illinois · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's · Suburb: Large

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Higher Learning Commission

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid is $26,059. 82% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $68,390 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $24,000.

Average net price
$26,059
per year Verified data
Completion rate
82%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$68,390
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$24,000
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$47,770
Out-of-state tuition and fees$47,770
Average cost of attendance$61,593
Books and supplies$840
Room and board, on campus$13,660
Average net price, all aided students$26,059
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$17,810
Average net price, family income over $110,000$35,155

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
87%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1260 to 1470
ACT composite range, middle 50%
28 to 32
Undergraduate enrollment
2,121
Graduate enrollment
724
Students receiving Pell grants
31%
Student to faculty ratio
10 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time82%
Completion within normal time73%
First-year retention (full-time)93%
Median federal debt, graduates$24,000
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$273
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$33,094
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry77%
1 year after completion$44,923
4 years after completion$57,675
6 years after entry$53,722
8 years after entry$60,425
10 years after entry$68,390
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $68,390; the middle half earned $42,765 to $101,817. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Wheaton College

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

58 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Bachelor's degree (38)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Archeology
CIP 45.03 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bible/Biblical Studies
CIP 39.02 · No credentials fully online
26Suppressed for privacy$21,000
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
23$35,818$26,000
Business/Managerial Economics
CIP 52.06 · No credentials fully online
54$54,138$23,250
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.12 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
39$42,302$25,875
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.03 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
33$64,841$27,000
Engineering, Other
CIP 14.99 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
38$40,397$21,500
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacy$27,000
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.05 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
0$34,034Suppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · No credentials fully online
22$49,951$20,500
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
32$27,565$27,000
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacy$24,948
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
CIP 26.09 · No credentials fully online
23Suppressed for privacy$25,000
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
22$43,613$20,000
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
40$37,740$25,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Religious Education
CIP 39.04 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacy$23,719
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
24$42,379$20,750
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
29$46,581$22,833
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Urban Studies/Affairs
CIP 45.12 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Post-baccalaureate certificate (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Theological and Ministerial Studies
CIP 39.06
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (10)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Archeology
CIP 45.03 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
61$50,655Suppressed for privacy
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
CIP 30.23 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
CIP 39.03 · Some credentials fully online
52$53,737Suppressed for privacy
Psychology, Other
CIP 42.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Religious Education
CIP 39.04 · No credentials fully online
29$36,623Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
16$32,181Suppressed for privacy
Theological and Ministerial Studies
CIP 39.06 · No credentials fully online
26$40,429Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (5)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
12Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
CIP 39.03 · Some credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Religious Education
CIP 39.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Theological and Ministerial Studies
CIP 39.06 · No credentials fully online
2Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
0$70,513Suppressed for privacy
Theological and Ministerial Studies
CIP 39.06 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 149781, OPEID 001781. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.