Who are we, really? Here are a few facts about us—some interesting tidbits about the Wheaton experience, our campus and our current student body (including a rundown of our latest first-year class).
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Key numbers
| Established | 1834 |
| Student population | 1,700 |
| Majors and minors | 100+ |
| 400-acre campus | Norton, Massachusetts |
| Distance in miles from campus to Boston/Providence | 35/25 |
| U.S. Liberal Arts College (ranking by the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education). Read more. | Top 50 |
| Students living on campus (4 years of housing guaranteed) | 96% |
| Success rate for Wheaton graduates, within 6 months. See more outcomes. | 97% |
| Alumni | 19,000 |
| Countries where Alumni live | 80 |
Campus
| Residence halls (including a brand new hall opened in August 2019) | 19 |
| Places to dine, including traditional dining hall, grab-and-go and cafés | 4 |
| Wheaton’s Innovation Spaces on campus include the Fab Lab, Fiber Lab, Digital Lab, The Shop and more | 10 |
| Center for entrepreneurship (Idea Lab) | 1 |
| Theaters | 2 |
| Art galleries | 2 |
| Student-faculty research labs | 23+ |
| Telescopes on a rooftop observatory | 24 |
| Ponds | 1 |
| Competition-ready athletic fields | 5 |
| Outdoor tennis courts | 7 |
| Athletic center with pool, courts, indoor track and other facilities | 1 |
Educational experience
| Student-faculty ratio | 11:1 |
| Average class size | 15–20 |
| Student internships, funded through Wheaton | 200+ |
| Students guaranteed access to internship funding | 100% |
| Study abroad programs in 45+ countries | 100+ |
| Dual-degree programs and degree partnerships with nearby institutions (e.g. communications, engineering) | 5 |
| Programs with pre-professional prep and advising (e.g. law, medicine) | 12 |
| Number of prestigious scholarships and fellowships won since 2000 (e.g. Rhodes, Fulbright and Watson) | 250+ |
| Pieces of artwork and artifacts in the college’s permanent collections | 7,000+ |
Student life
| Student clubs and activities | 100+ |
| Men’s and women’s NCAA Division III sports teams | 21 |
| Club and intramural sports | 13+ |
| U.S. states and foreign countries represented at Wheaton | 40/40 |
| Theme houses, where students live around a shared interest such as the outdoors, politics and film/new media | 16 |
| Students employed on campus (2019–20) | 49% |
| International Students | 7% |
| Students of color | 27% |
| First Generation Students | 22% |
| Female/Male Ratio | 60%/40% |
First year class profile
New students, Fall 2020
| Applications | 3,668 |
| Accepted | 2,805 |
| Enrolled | 472 |
| Men | 36% |
| Women | 64% |
| Domestic Multicultural | 30% |
| International Citizens | 4% |
| States & Territories | 26 |
| Countries | 10 |
| Mean GPA | 3.50 (unweighted) |
Top Majors/Academic Interests at the point of admission
- Undecided
- Psychology
- Political Science / Economics
- Business and Management
- Biology/Life Sciences
- English
- Education
- Pre-Health Professions
- Visual and Performing Arts
- Computer Science