Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Common Data Set 2018-19
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Acceptance Rate
69.8%
Applications
3,673
Admitted
2,565
Enrolled
495
All Extracted Fields
B. Enrollment And Persistence
- Nonresidents
- 38
- Hispanic/Latino
- 45
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 29
- White, non-Hispanic
- 326
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 2
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 19
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 0
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 22
- TOTAL
- 496
- Calculate the percentage of the Fall 2024 entering cohort who remained enrolled on the official census date. (FT)
- 87
- Associate degrees
- 354
- Bachelor's degrees
- 354
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 4
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 5
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 6
- Total
- 15
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 2
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 0
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 0
- Total
- 2
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 74
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 211
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 179
- Total
- 464
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 59
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 157
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 129
- Total
- 345
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 7
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 2
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 12
- Total
- 21
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 63
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 164
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 136
- Total
- 363
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 75
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 83
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 76
- Total
- 78
C. First-Time, First-Year Admission
- Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
- 21
- Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
- 52
- Percent in top half of high school graduating class
- 84
- Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class
- 16
- Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
- 3
- Total first-time, first-year males who applied (Males)
- 1512
- Total first-time, first-year females who applied (Females)
- 2161
- Total first-time, first-year males who were admitted (Males)
- 938
- Total first-time, first-year females who were admitted (Females)
- 1627
- Total first-time, first-year males who enrolled (Males)
- 204
- Total first-time, first-year females who enrolled (Females)
- 291
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 19.56
- Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
- 18.35
- Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
- 13.31
- Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
- 17.54
- Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
- 2.82
- Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
- 0.40
- Percent who had GPA below 1.0
- 0.00
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year males who enrolled (Males, PT)
- 0
- Total
- 100.00
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year females who enrolled (Females, FT)
- 291
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year females who enrolled (Females, PT)
- 1
- Amount of application fee:
- 60
- Total academic units
- 4
- Mathematics
- 4
- Science
- 4
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application Essay
- Very Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very Important
- Interview
- Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent/ability
- Important
- Character/personal qualities
- Very Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Important
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant’s interest
- Important
- Percent Submitting SAT Scores
- 46
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 25th Percentile
- 600
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 50th Percentile
- 680
- SAT Math: 25th Percentile
- 580
- SAT Math: 50th Percentile
- 670
- ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 27
- ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 31
F. Student Life
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 63
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 2
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 0
- Average age of full-time students
- 18.14
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 18.14
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 61
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 4
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 0.17
- Average age of full-time students
- 19.56
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 19.58
G. Annual Expenses
- Tuition
- 54118
- Tuition
- 54118
H. Financial Aid
- Federal
- 1995923
- Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
- 43367096
- Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
- 713402
- Total Scholarships/Grants
- 46516351
- Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
- 7211522
- Federal Work-Study
- 1247478
- Total Self-Help
- 8813000
- Parent Loans
- 0
- Federal
- 0
- Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
- 11620704
- Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
- 382811
- Total Scholarships/Grants
- 12003515
- Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
- 4641122
- Total Self-Help
- 4839122
- Parent Loans
- 3268256
- Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.
- 339
I. Instructional Faculty And Class Size
- based on ____ students
- 2018
J. Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred
- Natural resources and conservation
- 1.81
- Area, ethnic, and gender studies
- 5.87
- Computer and information sciences
- 2.48
- Education
- 2.71
- Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
- 1.81
- English
- 6.09
- Biological/life sciences
- 11.29
- Mathematics and statistics
- 1.81
- Interdisciplinary studies
- 1.35
- Philosophy and religious studies
- 1.35
- Physical sciences
- 2.03
- Psychology
- 11.51
- Public administration and social services
- 17.61
- Visual and performing arts
- 14.00
- Business/marketing
- 13.09
- History
- 5.19