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Wheaton College

Wheaton College is located in Wheaton, Illinois, United States. It was established in 1860. The college is often considered to be the Harvard of evangelic colleges. Degrees and certificate programs are offered to students in a variety of areas including business, communications, international relations, and biblical studies.

The student clubs and organizations available on campus include the Latin America Research Club, Phi Alpha Theta, College Democrats, International Justice Mission, and Operation Christmas Child. Students of Wheaton College publish a weekly newspaper called the "Wheaton Record." The men's teams participate in sports such as baseball, basketball, golf, football, cross country, soccer, tennis, swimming, wrestling, and track and field. The women's teams participate in basketball, softball, volleyball, water polo, swimming, tennis, track and field, cross country, golf, and soccer.

Campus Location

501 College Ave
Wheaton, IL 60187-5593
USA
Main Tel: (630) 752-5000
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Undenominational religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, music, liberal arts, therapy and counseling, and mathematics.
  • High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • High faculty salary.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor63344
Master21410
Doctorale192
Postbaccalaureate certificate24

Students

Student enrollment was 2,895 in 2007-2008 (2,950 full-time equivalent).

About 50% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 50% of the class.

Undergrads are 76% of enrolled students and graduate students are 24%.

About 4% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 96% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 25,500
Room$ 4,524
Board$ 3,094
Books and supplies$ 782
Other$ 2,000

Financial Aid: Wheaton College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  124
Without tenure; working toward tenure  60
Without tenure; tenure not available  18

Housing and Meals

Wheaton College provides on-campus housing for 2,100 of its 2,950 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 18 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin for major sports.

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men74%
Women54%
All62%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal600-700
Math610-690
Writing600-710

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (13 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (60 awarded)

  • Business/Managerial Economics

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

  • Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (64 awarded)

  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (12 awarded)

  • Archeology
  • Engineering

LIBERAL ARTS (278 awarded)

  • Anthropology
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • French Language and Literature
  • German Language and Literature
  • History
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (15 awarded)

  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics

MEDIA (24 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (27 awarded)

  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MUSIC (33 awarded)

  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Management and Merchandising
  • Music Performance
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (2 awarded)

  • Nursing

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (168 awarded)

  • Bible/Biblical Studies
  • Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Religious Education
  • Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (39 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (125 awarded)

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychology

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