Wheaton College

Wheaton College is a private college in Wheaton, IL. Its average net price is $26,059 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$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
$110,001 and up$35,155
$47,770Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$47,770Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$26,059Average Net Price
$13,660Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$840Books and Supplies
$2,550Other Expenses
30.7%Students on Pell Grants
44.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

87.4%Acceptance Rate
650 to 740SAT Reading, Middle Half
610 to 730SAT Math, Middle Half
28 to 32ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$53,722
8 years after entry$60,425
10 years after entry$68,390
82.1%Graduation Rate
92.6%Retention Rate
$24,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Wheaton, ILLocation
Large suburbSetting
2,121Undergraduate Enrollment
PrivateControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Archeology$30,319 National median for this major n=144Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Bible/Biblical Studies$38,041 National median for this major n=2,023$21,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$54,138 Small program - rough guide n=79$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=68
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Communications$42,302 Small program - rough guide n=35$25,875 Small program - rough guide n=51
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$64,841 Small program - rough guide n=34$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Engineering, Other$75,133 National median for this major n=687Not published
English Language and Literature, General$40,397 Small program - rough guide n=33$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=37
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$49,951 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=36
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807$20,000 Small program - rough guide n=32
Psychology$37,740 Small program - rough guide n=31$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=56
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Religious Education$36,920 National median for this major n=720Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$46,581 Small program - rough guide n=39$22,833 Small program - rough guide n=42
Urban Studies/Affairs$46,328 National median for this major n=907Not published

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