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At Wheaton, you will find
• An affordable education with generous scholarships
• The flexibility to discover and pursue your interests
• Guaranteed funding for internships and research
• A supportive, diverse and talented community
• A safe and picturesque New England campus
Follow your interests—not a narrow set of requirements. At Wheaton, you can explore more than 100 majors and minors, plus design your own course of study. The college’s Compass Curriculum gives you the flexibility to create your own path to success, with personalized advising and professional mentorship. And you’ll receive tremendous support finding exciting internships and other learning experiences outside of the classroom. All the choices that Wheaton offers are about one thing: providing a life-changing education for undergraduate students.
• Honors programs
• Peer mentors
• Dedicated student success advisors
• Writing and subject tutors
• Accessibility services
Undergraduate programs
African, African American, Diaspora Studies
Animal Behavior
Anthropology
Art History
Art (Visual)
Astronomy
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Biology
Business and Management (B.S.)
Chemistry (B.S.)
Classics
Communications
Computer Science
Creative Arts Management
Creative Writing and Literature
Criminal Justice
Dance
Design
Early Childhood Education
Econometrics and Quantitative
Economics
Economics
Education
Elementary Education
Engineering
English
Environmental Science
Film and New Media Studies
Finance (B.S.)
French Studies
Global Literary Studies
German Studies
Greek
Healthcare Management
Hispanic Studies
History
Human Resource Management
International Business
International Relations
Italian Studies
Journalism Studies
Latin
Legal Studies
Liberal Arts
Marketing (B.S.)
Mathematics
Mathematics and Computer Science
Music
Neuroscience
Nursing (B.S.N.)
Optometry
Philosophy
Physics (B.A. and B.S.)
Political Science
Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Law
Pre-Medicine
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Physician Assistant
Pre-Veterinary
Psychology
Public Health
Public Administration
Queer and Trans Studies
Religion
Russian Studies
Secondary Education
Statistics
Social Entrepreneurship and Nonprofit Management
Sociology
Teaching Multilingual Learners
Theatre
Transnational Cultural Studies
Women’s and Gender Studies
4+1 Master’s Programs
Earn a bachelor’s and a master’s degree on an accelerated five-year schedule.
Business (M.S.), options for specialization in arts management or sustainable business
Creative Industries (M.A.), business and management, digital media and the arts
Environmental Science (M.S.), environmental research, planning, and policy
For detailed information on academic programs, please visit our website.
You can learn from every experience. Our Life and Career Design Institute is designed to help you make the most of your college career, leveraging the principles of design thinking to identify the path that’s right for you—in your coursework, in your life beyond the classroom and in your progress toward a successful career.
Internship guarantee
The college makes an annual investment of $1.2 million to support internships, research projects and other experiential learning opportunities.
Supporting makers
Whether you want to start your own business, learn how to harness high-tech digital fabrication tools or advance a social cause, you will find special programs, such as a Business Bootcamp and the Fab Academy course, to help you turn ideas into reality.
Innovation spaces
Wheaton’s Innovation Spaces facilitate immersive opportunities through a network of both high-tech and traditional creative hubs across campus.
Study abroad
Choose from more than 100 study abroad programs, including WheaGo Global, an exciting option for first year study abroad. Start your college career at one of our partner institutions, including in Athens, Greece; Paris, France; Barcelona, Spain; Lugano, Switzerland, and Sydney, Australia.
On our campus, you will find your people and a place to call home.
Ninety-six percent of Wheaton students live on campus and housing is guaranteed. What’s more, students directly shape campus life through the Student Government Association and more than 100 campus clubs and organizations.
At Wheaton, you will be invited (encouraged even) to explore a diverse range of interests that shine through in the myriad perspectives and pursuits reflected in student organizations that enrich the entire campus with their programs and activities.
A sample of our student clubs and organizations
A cappella, accessibility advocacy, astronomy, cheerleading, cooking and baking, crafts (knitting, crochet, etc.), dance, East Asian culture, gaming, global health, gospel and R&B, health professions, improv, investing, Jewish life, LGBTQIA+, mental health, Model UN, radio, sexual health, South Asian culture, Step, spoken word poetry, and steel drumming.
Varsity athletics
The college fields 26 intercollegiate athletic teams, most of which compete in the NCAA Division III, and it is the only college on the east coast to offer five varsity aquatic sports. In addition to varsity sports, the college offers club and intramural sports programs. Whether you find your passion on the field, court, track or in the pool—or if you’re more inclined to head to the mountains and hit the trail—you’ll find sports and activities at Wheaton to keep you moving.
• Artistic Swimming (W)
• Baseball (M)
• Basketball (M/W)
• Cross Country (M/W)
• Fencing (M/W)
• Field Hockey (W)
• Lacrosse (M/W)
• Soccer (M/W)
• Softball (W)
• Swimming & Diving (M/W)
• Tennis (M/W)
• Track & Field (M/W)
• Volleyball (M/W)
• Water Polo (M/W)
Club and intramural sports
The Wheaton College Athletics Department offers a variety of club and intramural sports for you and fellow students throughout the academic year, including:
• Archery
• Cheerleading
• Equestrian
• Men’s Ice Hockey
• Women’s Ice Hockey
• Outdoors Club
• Ping Pong
• Men’s Rugby
• Women’s Rugby
• Soccer
• Tennis
• Ultimate Frisbee
Our extensive recreational facilities include the Haas Athletic Center, the Clark Center and the recently renovated fitness center in the Balfour-Hood Center. You can take advantage of indoor basketball and tennis courts, Selectorized/Nautilus circuit, plate-loaded machines, a 200-meter track and a 25-yard or 25-meter swimming pool. Outdoor facilities include a running and walking path, lighted tennis and basketball courts and playing fields. Throughout the year, we also sponsor a variety of fitness classes and activities—from kickboxing to Pilates.
Outcomes And Impact
Just six months after graduating, our alumni are finding jobs in their first fields; continuing their education in graduate schools around the world, teaching and exploring new places through national scholarships and fellowships (such as the Fulbright), and gaining skills, insight and meaning through internships and volunteer experiences.
First jobs for Wheaton graduates
A sampling of six-month outcomes survey results for the classes of 2014–2022
• Data Associate at Amazon.com
• Chemist at Colgate-Palmolive
• Data Analyst at Google
• Financial Analyst at JP Morgan Chase and Company
• Software Engineer at Microsoft
• Director of Outreach at New York City Council
• Editorial Assistant at Oxford University Press
• Bench Scientist at Pfizer
Advancing your education
More than 40 percent of Wheaton students enroll in graduate school within five years of graduation. The top graduate schools, ranked by attendance, since 2014:
• Northeastern University
• Harvard University
• Tufts University
• Boston University
• Lesley University
• Simmons College
• New York University
95% Success rate
Data based on a knowledge rate of 69% for the classes of 2014–2022 2% 3%
Employed
Graduate or professional school
Fellowships (Fulbright, Watson, etc.)
Internships
2% 15% 73%
Volunteer and national service (AmeriCorps, City Year, etc.)
Join Us
You can apply to Wheaton using the Common Application or the Coalition for College application. You’ll find us listed as Wheaton College, Massachusetts.
Get all the details on applying to Wheaton at wheatoncollege.edu/apply.
Admission and financial aid deadlines
First-Year Applicants
Fall Admission options:
Early Decision 1 November 15
Early Action November 15
Early Decision 2 January 15
Regular Decision January 15
Nursing applicants
Nursing admission is competitive. Applicants who wish to apply as a Nursing major are strongly encouraged to do so by the November 15 Early Action or Early Decision deadlines. Nursing applications received after that date will be considered on a space available basis. Students applying for direct-entry nursing will be considered for general admission to Wheaton should they not qualify for nursing admission. Students from other institutions may apply for transfer to Wheaton. Transfer students will be considered as space is available. In general, science courses and electives will be accepted. For nursing courses, only Fundamentals of Nursing and Health Assessment may transfer. Please contact the Admission Office for more details.
Incoming class academic profile
Standardized test scores
Wheaton College has been proudly test-optional for more than 30 years. The following scores represent the middle 50% of those admitted students who elected to submit scores as part of the admission process.
Affordability
Wheaton is committed to making our transformative liberal arts education affordable through generous merit scholarships and needbased financial aid. On average, new students in fall 2023 received more than $45,000 in Wheaton grant and scholarship, with many receiving additional funding from federal and state sources.
All admitted students will be considered for merit scholarships automatically—no separate application is required. To be considered for need-based financial aid awards, students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Learn more about how Wheaton makes education affordable.
99%
94%
More than 99 percent of students enrolled at Wheaton receive need-based financial aid, meritbased scholarships, or both.
$23,383
On average, Wheaton met 94% of students’ demonstrated financial need, leading to less debt than the national average.
Nearly half of new students in 2023-2024 paid less than $20k (including housing and meal plan). The average cost for all new students was $23,383.
For 2024-25, tuition and student fees are $63,740; housing and meal plan, $16,200
FOUNDED
1834
Ratio of students to faculty
11:1
Study abroad programs in 45+ countries
100+
Students representing 43 U.S. states and nearly 40 countries 1,700
Percent of students who live on campus 96%
Women’s and men’s varsity sports
26
Average class size
15–20 Academic Programs
Student activities
100+
Rhodes, Fulbright, Watson and other fellowships since 2000
250+
100+
Size of campus in acres
400
Percent of graduates enrolled in graduate school within 5 years
40%
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