Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Wheaton College is a private liberal arts college in Norton, Massachusetts. Wheaton was founded in 1834 as a female seminary. The trustees officially changed the name of the Wheaton Female Seminary to Wheaton College in 1912 after receiving a college charter from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It remained one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States until men began to be admitted in 1988. It enrolls 1,669 undergraduate students.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 68%
- Average net price: $29,822
- Undergraduate enrollment: 1,780
- Graduation rate (150%): 73%
- Graduation rate (200%): 73%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 81%
- Student to faculty ratio: 11:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $67,725
- Median earnings (8 years): $57,990
- Median earnings (6 years): $51,607
- Control: Private nonprofit
- Locale: Suburb, large
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Norton, MA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Wheaton College (Massachusetts) include Business Administration and Management, Psychology, Biology.
- Business Administration and Management (61 bachelor's) · median earnings $78,769 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Psychology (39 bachelor's) · median earnings $54,483 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Biology (35 bachelor's) · median earnings $43,012 4 years after graduation · median debt $24,000
- Neuroscience (17 bachelor's) · median earnings $61,194 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Biochemistry (16 bachelor's) · median earnings $61,194 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Film (16 bachelor's) · median earnings $54,106 4 years after graduation · median debt $24,250
- Public Health (16 bachelor's)
- Sociology (15 bachelor's) · median earnings $29,953 1 year after graduation · median debt $27,000
- English (14 bachelor's) · median earnings $59,381 4 years after graduation · median debt $26,434
- Political Science (13 bachelor's) · median earnings $53,285 4 years after graduation · median debt $26,298
Degree mix: Business 32%, Computer Science 4%, Health 8%, Biological Sciences 36%, Psychology 20%.
Award levels offered: Bachelor's.
Cost
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $19,884 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $19,884
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $22,445
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $25,454
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $28,584
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $35,859
- In-state tuition and fees: $63,960
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $63,960
- Books and supplies: $940
- On-campus room and board: $16,200
- Off-campus room and board: $16,200
- Off-campus with family: $1,972
- Typical cost of attendance: $81,100
- Sticker vs net gap: 63%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 22%
- Federal loan recipients: 78%
- Average institutional grant: $46,655
- Average federal loan: $6,604
- Median debt at graduation: $26,000
Admissions
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) admits 68% of applicants. Of students admitted, 13% enrolled.
- Applications: 5,835
- Admitted: 3,952
- Enrolled: 511
- Yield (first-choice signal): 13%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 1,780
- Women: 65%
- Commuter share (estimated): 6%
- Part-time undergraduates: 23%
- Age 25 and older: 51%
- Graduation rate: 73%
- Come back after freshman year: 82%
- First-generation: 15%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 55%
- Student to faculty: 11:1
- Professor salary: $100,661
- Associate professor salary: $87,494
- Assistant professor salary: $72,993
- On-campus housing capacity: 1,667
- Average SAT: 1,295
- Average ACT: 31
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Wheaton College (Massachusetts) acceptance rate? Wheaton College (Massachusetts) admits 68% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does Wheaton College (Massachusetts) cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $19,884 a year after aid. Average net price is $29,822.
What majors does Wheaton College (Massachusetts) offer? Popular programs include Business Administration and Management, Psychology, Biology, Neuroscience, Biochemistry.
What is the average salary after Wheaton College (Massachusetts)? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $67,725 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Wheaton College (Massachusetts) graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 81% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 73%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Wheaton College (Massachusetts) official site: https://wheatoncollege.edu.