College Links: College SearchCompare Student LoansFind Scholarships

College Scholarship Search College Search Career Exploration College Admissions Articles Financial Aid and Student Loan Calculators Compare Student Loans
Username Password
Search:

OverviewAcademicsAdmissions
Student LifeTuition/AidNewsHangouts
Search Wheaton College's website

Degrees Offered

Associate's Degree:
Bachelor's Degree:
Master's Degree:
Professional Degree:
Doctoral Degree:

Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 11.6 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 18%
10-19 Students: 41%
20-29 Students: 23%
30-39 Students: 9%
40-49 Students: 5%
50-99 Students: 3%
100 or More Students: 1%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 96%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 79%
5 Years: 83%
6 Years: 86%

Special Study Options

Accelerated program
Cross-registration
Distance Learning
Double major
Dual enrollment
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Honors Program
Independent study
Internships
ROTC
  Army
  Navy
  Air Force
Student-designed major
Study Abroad
Teacher Certification
Weekend College



Most Popular Degrees

Major Category

% of Bachelor's Degrees
1.  Social sciences20%
2.  Theology and religious vocations10%
3.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services9%
4.  English language and literature/letters9%
5.  Education7%
6.  Psychology7%
7.  Visual and performing arts7%
8.  Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics6%
9.  Philosophy and religious studies5%
10.  History4%

Required Courses

Arts/Fine Arts
Computer Literacy
English (Including Composition)
Foreign Languages
History
Humanities
Mathematics
Philosophy
Sciences (Biological or Physical)
Social Science

Student Services

Remedial Services
Counseling Services
Employment Services
for Current Students

College Credit

Dual Credit
Credit for Life Experiences
Advanced Placement

Majors

Major Category/Major
Biological and biomedical sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Business/Managerial Economics Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric Yes   

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer Science Yes   

Education
Elementary Education and Teaching Yes   
Music Teacher Education Yes   
Social Studies Teacher Education Yes   
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other  Yes  
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor  Yes  

Engineering
Engineering, Other Yes   

English language and literature/letters
English Language and Literature, General Yes   

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, Other Yes   
French Language and Literature Yes   
German Language and Literature Yes   
Spanish Language and Literature Yes   

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Nursing, Other Yes   

History
History, General Yes   

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General Yes   

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies  Yes  
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other YesYes  

Natural resources and conservation
Environmental Studies Yes   

Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Yes   

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy Yes   

Major Category/Major
Physical sciences
Chemistry, General Yes   
Geology/Earth Science, General Yes   
Physics, General Yes   

Psychology
Clinical Psychology  Yes Yes
Psychology, General Yes   
Psychology, Other  Yes  

Social sciences
Anthropology Yes   
Archeology YesYes  
Economics, General Yes   
International Relations and Affairs Yes   
Political Science and Government, General Yes   
Sociology Yes   

Theology and religious vocations
Bible/Biblical Studies Yes   
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology  Yes  
Religious Education YesYes  
Theology/Theological Studies  Yes Yes

Visual and performing arts
Art/Art Studies, General Yes   
Music History, Literature, and Theory Yes   
Music Performance, General Yes   
Music Theory and Composition Yes   
Music, General Yes   
Music, Other Yes