Wheaton College
Wheaton, Illinois · Private · 2,121 undergraduates · wheaton.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
87%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1260 to 1470
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$69,690Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Wheaton College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
87% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$69,690
a year in 2027-28, from a $69,690 sticker price
What to do with your 1340
Send your score
About 49% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1220, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT (Classical Learning Test) accepted alongside SAT/ACT
Source: Apply to Wheaton - Wheaton College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Oct15Early Action · October 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
- Feb15Regular Decision · February 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
87%
of applicants are admitted.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 12/31.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 35% of them sent SAT scores and 20% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1260 to 1470
Reading and Writing 650 to 740
Math 610 to 730
ACT composite 28 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160040%
- 1200 to 139945%
- 1000 to 119911%
- 800 to 9993.2%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.79
- 4.017%
- 3.75 to 3.9946%
- 3.50 to 3.7419%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.243.9%
- 2.50 to 2.991.3%
- Below 2.500.4%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$69,690
a year
- Tuition$51,090
- Fees$160
- Food and housing$14,770
- Books and supplies$910
- Transportation and other$2,760
Wheaton College published $64,440 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$17,810
- $30,001 to $48,000$18,931
- $48,001 to $75,000$19,951
- $75,001 to $110,000$21,022
- Over $110,000$35,155
Financial aid
76%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$18,193
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
40%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $22,048 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: November
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Trustee Scholarship (National Merit Semifinalists)
$25,000 a year
National Merit
To keep it: stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules; it ends after 8 semesters of enrollment.
DetailsWheaton College National Merit Scholarship (NMSC college-sponsored)
$1,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
35 of 35
Earn credit with a score of 3
9 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,110Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 2x2 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 2x2 |
| Art History | 4 | 2 | ART 101 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 201 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 236 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 235 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 235 & 236 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 231 & 232 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | CHIN 201 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | IR 155 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CSCI 235 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART 232 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENGW 103 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENGL 115 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | ENVR 1x1 |
| European History | 4 | 4 | HIST 2XX |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FREN 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | GERM 201 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | GEOG 211 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FLNG 2x1 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FLNG 2x2 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FLNG 2x1 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FLNG 2x2 |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | LATN 102 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 212 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 211 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 2 | MUTC 101 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 8 | PHYS 221 & 222 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 8 | PHYS 221 & PHYS 222 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 232 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 231 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSYC 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPAN 201 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPAN 201 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MATH 163 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | PSCI 135 |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | HIST 2US |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | HIST 102 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
82%
Come back for a second year
93%
Typical earnings
$68,390
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Wheaton College$94,348
- All colleges$84,668
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 15 majors here have earnings data.
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