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 |
| Academic programs | 100+ |
| Norton, Massachusetts, campus | 400 acres |
| Distance from Boston/Providence | 35/25 miles |
| U.S. Liberal Arts College (ranking by Money magazine). Read more. | Top 40 |
| Students living on campus (4 years of housing guaranteed) | 96% |
| Success rate for Wheaton graduates, within 6 months outcomes. (See more outcomes*) | 95% |
| Alumni | 23,000 |
| 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 |
| Discovery Center including research and teaching labs and the state-of-the-art Nursing Suite | 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 more than 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 II and Intercollegiate teams | 24 |
| 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 (2022–23) | 45% |
| International Students | 5% |
| Students of color | 25% |
| Female/Male Ratio | 64%/36% |
First-year class profile
| Applications | 4,702 |
| Accepted | 3,354 |
| Enrolled | 522 |
| Men | 32% |
| Women | 68% |
| Domestic Multicultural | 26% |
| International Citizens | 4% |
| States & Territories | 28 |
| Countries | 22 |
| Mean GPA (unweighted) | 3.7 |
Top Majors/Academic Interests at the point of admission
- Psychology
- Business and Management
- Nursing
- Education
- Biology
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- English
- History
- Pre-Medicine
*Results based on a knowledge rate of 65% for the classes of 2014 through 2021.