Student Population at Wheaton College

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
2,8852,163722
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 2,885 students have enrolled in Wheaton College with 2,163 undergraduate and 722 graduate students.
By gender, 1,247 male and 1,638 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (1,429 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
57 students are enrolled exclusively, and 202 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
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Student Population by Gender

Wheaton College has a total of 2,885 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 2,163 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 722 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,247 male and 1,638 female students (the male-female ratio is 43:57) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total2,8852,163722
Men1,247958289
Women1,6381,205433

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,950 White, 82 Black, and 256 Asian students out of a total of 2,885 are attending at Wheaton College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American321
Asian256105151
Black823745
Hispanic21078132
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders110
White1,9508441,106
Two or more races1557283
Race Unknown452322
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American110
Asian21892126
Black563026
Hispanic16760107
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders110
White1,484663821
Two or more races1386771
Race Unknown23149
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American211
Asian381325
Black26719
Hispanic431825
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders---
White466181285
Two or more races17512
Race Unknown22913

Student Age Distribution

By age, Wheaton has 27 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 2,344 students under 25 years old, and 541 students over 25 years old out of 2,885 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 27 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Wheaton has 2,146 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 17 students aged 25 and over.
It has 198 graduate students aged under 25 and 524 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1827198
18-19943552391
20-21993561432
22-24381206175
25-2916210656
30-34804238
35-39964353
40-491216160
50-64764630
Over 65624
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1827198
18-19943552391
20-21986556430
22-2419074116
25-291046
30-34404
35-39202
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Wheaton College, 57 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 202 students are enrolled in some online courses.
10 students lived in Illinois or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 47 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students2,88557202
Undergraduate2,16300
Graduate72257202
Online Student Population by Locality
Illinois ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students102522
Undergraduate0-0
Graduate102522

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,163 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 46 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.13%.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time2,035
Transfer-in Full-time46
Regular Part-time82
Transfer-in Part-time0
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