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Wheaton College

Wheaton College
501 College Avenue
Wheaton, IL 60187-5501

Official telephone: (630) 752-5000
Fax number: (630) 752-5285
Website: https://www.wheaton.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,181
Full-time undergraduates: 2,112
Part-time undergraduates: 69
Total graduate students: 699
Full-time graduate students: 228
Part-time graduate students: 471
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
9.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
65.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
4.9% Nonresident Alien
2.8% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 80 acres
Nearest major city: Chicago

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • cooperative housing
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 91%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 91%
Percent of students who live off campus: 9%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 30
Other computer facilities/services: financial information, degree requirements evaluation
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Student Government Association; Interclass Council; Discipleship Small Groups; William Osbourne Society; New Student Orientation

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball  
Men's basketball  
Men's cross-country running  
Men's football  
Men's golf  
Men's soccer  
Men's swimming and diving  
Men's tennis  
Men's track and field  
Men's wrestling  
Women's basketball  
Women's cross-country running  
Women's golf  
Women's soccer  
Women's softball  
Women's swimming and diving  
Women's tennis  
Women's track and field  
Women's volleyball  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; cheerleading; crew; ice hockey; lacrosse; soccer; softball; ultimate Frisbee

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Chicago O'Hare

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 67% within six months of graduation

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