How hard is Wheaton College to get into?
Wheaton College acceptance rate is 89.98% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 1,866 students applied and 1,679 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into Wheaton.
Wheaton's acceptance rate places 36th out of 60 Illinois colleges with competitive admission.
The median SAT score is 1350 and the ACT score is 30 at Wheaton. Wheaton's SAT score is 4th highest among 37 Illinois colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
To apply to Wheaton, recommendations is required to submit and personal statement (or essay) is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Wheaton College is 89.98% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 32.94%. 892 men and 974 women applied to Wheaton and 788 men and 891 women students were accepted.
Among them, 264 men and 289 women were enrolled in Wheaton (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Median SAT and ACT Score
In 2024, 144 students (26% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 105 students (19%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Wheaton.
The median SAT score is 1,350 with 680 SAT EBRW and 670 SAT Math median scores. The 75th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 720 and the 25th percentile is 650. The SAT Math 75th percentile score is 720 and 25th percentile is 610 .
The median ACT composite score is 30 with 75th percentile score of 32 and 25th percentile score of 27 at Wheaton. The median ACT math score is 28 and the ACT English score is 32.
How competitive is Wheaton's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at Wheaton College are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,283, ACT: 28 - private (not-for-profit) baccalaureate college - arts & sciences).
The institutional SAT code for Wheaton is 1905 and 4-digt code ACT code is 1160.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at Wheaton. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Wheaton College.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
The application fee is $50 for applying undergraduate schools and $30 for for applying graduate schools at Wheaton College. The following table provides general admission information for applying to Wheaton.