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 | 1,775 |
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 opening 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, completed in 2017–18 | 200+ |
Students guaranteed access to internship funding | 100% |
Study abroad programs in 50+ countries | 100+ |
Dual-degree programs 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) | 230+ |
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 | 40/60 |
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% |
First year class profile
New students, fall 2019
Applications | 3,557 |
Accepted | 2,613 |
Enrolled | 467 |
Men | 41% |
Women | 59% |
Domestic Multicultural | 27% |
International Citizens | 5% |
States & Territories | 25 |
Countries | 21 |
Mean GPA | 3.44 (unweighted) |
Top Majors/Academic Interests at the point of admission
- Psychology
- Politics, International Relations, Economics
- Undecided
- Business and Management
- Biology/Life Sciences
- English
- Pre-Health Professions
- Computer Science
- Education
- Visual and Performing Arts