The Basics
- Founded in 1834, Wheaton is the only coeducational private liberal arts college in the Boston area.
- Our 400-acre residential campus in Norton, Mass. is ideally situated between Boston and Providence.
- Our student body of 1,600 comes from every state and nearly 70 countries.
- With 150 full-time faculty members, the student-faculty ratio is 11:1 and the average class size is 15 to 20 students.
- The college's unique Connections program allows students to study subjects from multiple academic perspectives.
- Each year, the college dedicates more than $600,000 for students' research, travel and internships.
- Wheaton students have won more than 135 prestigious academic awards since 2000, including three Rhodes Scholarships.
- Wheaton's honor code is the core of the institution.
- The 90+ student clubs and organizations encompass a wide range of interests, such as academics, the arts, student government, athletics and social awareness.
- Wheaton has outstanding facilities to support academic, residential and co-curricular life.
- Wheaton fields 21 intercollegiate athletic teams and its program ranked among the top 20 percent in the country last year in NCAA Division III.
- Wheaton's year-long calendar of special events brings a roster of distinguished visiting lecturers, scientists, artists, musicians and actors to campus to round out a culturally rich experience for students, faculty and staff.
For 175 years, we've been focused on academic excellence.
