unitid 149781 · Wheaton, IL · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Wheaton College
- enrollment 2023
- 3,149
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
87%
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,121
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
22%
undergrads on Pell grants
23rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
85%
finish within 150% time
91st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$59,263
73rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$26,975
after aid, aided students
71st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$63,756
after entry, Title IV students
77th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$23,250
41st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $20,001 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $89,742
- First-generation students
- not reported
- In-state tuition & fees
- $45,546
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 74 | $83,645 | $24,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 56 | $55,639 | $22,625 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 35 | $54,198 | $21,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 34 | $63,267 | $23,250 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies. | 33 | $42,261 | $23,147 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 32 | $55,194 | — |
| Mathematics. | 31 | — | — |
| Economics. | 31 | — | $21,000 |
| Biology, General. | 29 | $76,296 | $21,500 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 28 | — | — |
| Music. | 28 | $42,365 | $24,556 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 26 | $49,942 | $25,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.