Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Norton, Massachusetts · Private · 1,773 undergraduates · wheatoncollege.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
63%
of 6,014 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1215 to 1370
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$89,020Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
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
63% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is near freshmen's average.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$89,020
a year in 2027-28, from a $89,020 sticker price
What to do with your 1290
Send your score
About 83% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1150, 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.
Source: First-Year Applicants | Wheaton College (MA) · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan15Early Action · January 15, 2027Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Feb15Regular Decision · February 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
63%
of applicants were admitted: 3,778 of 6,014 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by November 15, hear by January 15.
Early Decision
Binding. 37% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
153 students were offered a spot; 1 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 16% of them sent SAT scores and 1.3% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1215 to 1370
Reading and Writing 630 to 720
Math 575 to 670
ACT composite 27 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160015%
- 1200 to 139966%
- 1000 to 119915%
- 800 to 9994.1%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
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
$89,020
a year
- Tuition$69,680
- Fees$830
- Food and housing$18,510
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) published $85,600 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
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$24,752
- $30,001 to $48,000$21,192
- $48,001 to $75,000$24,081
- $75,001 to $110,000$30,745
- Over $110,000$36,108
Financial aid
91%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$52,627
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
24%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $42,257 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: November 15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: January 15
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
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
37 of 37
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,970Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 5 | 4 | ARTS 111 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 5 | 4 | ARTS 112 |
| African American Studies | 4 | 4 | AFDS 103 |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | ARTH 100 |
| Art History | 5 | 4 | ARTH 198 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO 100 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 101 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MATH 104 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 153 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHIN 198 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POLS 115 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | COMP 115 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | COMP 198 |
| Drawing | 5 | 4 | ARTS 116 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENG 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENG 101 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | BIO 198 |
| European History | 4 | 4 | HIST 198 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FR 198 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GER 100 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | ANTH 198 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | ITAL 198 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | JAPN 198 |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | LAT 198 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 101 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 102 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUSC 113 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 170 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 171 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 171 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 170 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSY 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | HISP 100 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | HISP 198 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MATH 141 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POLS 101 |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | HIST 198 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | HIST 198 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
72%
Come back for a second year
82%
Typical earnings
$71,967
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Wheaton College (Massachusetts)$86,114
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 10 majors here have earnings data.
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