Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Common Data Set 2016-17
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Acceptance Rate
62.0%
Applications
4,476
Admitted
2,777
Enrolled
527
SAT Math
530-581
All Extracted Fields
B. Enrollment And Persistence
- Nonresidents
- 59
- Hispanic/Latino
- 38
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 24
- White, non-Hispanic
- 349
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 1
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 27
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 1
- TOTAL
- 528
- Associate degrees
- 386
- Bachelor's degrees
- 386
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 450
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 450
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 342
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 12
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 2
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 356
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 79
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 424
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 424
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 322
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 12
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 1
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 335
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 79
C. First-Time, First-Year Admission
- Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
- 27
- Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
- 54
- Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
- 2
- Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:
- 32
- Total first-time, first-year males who applied (Males)
- 1798
- Total first-time, first-year females who applied (Females)
- 2678
- Total first-time, first-year males who were admitted (Males)
- 1017
- Total first-time, first-year females who were admitted (Females)
- 1760
- Total first-time, first-year males who enrolled (Males)
- 205
- Total first-time, first-year females who enrolled (Females)
- 322
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 21
- Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
- 19
- Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
- 14
- Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
- 12
- Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
- 2
- Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
- 0
- Percent who had GPA below 1.0
- 0
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year males who enrolled (Males, PT)
- 0
- Total
- 100.00
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year females who enrolled (Females, FT)
- 322
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year females who enrolled (Females, PT)
- 0
- Amount of application fee:
- 60
- Total academic units
- 4
- Mathematics
- 4
- Science
- 4
- Foreign language
- 4
- Social studies
- 4
- History
- 4
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Not Considered
- Application Essay
- Very Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very Important
- Interview
- Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent/ability
- Considered
- Character/personal qualities
- Very Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Important
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Important
- Percent Submitting SAT Scores
- 59
- SAT Math: 25th Percentile
- 530
- SAT Math: 50th Percentile
- 630
- SAT Math: 75th Percentile
- 581
- ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 24
- ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 30
- ACT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 27
F. Student Life
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 63
- Percent of males who join fraternities
- 0
- Percent of females who join sororities
- 0
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 99
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 1
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 0
- Average age of full-time students
- 18
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 18
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 60
- Percent of males who join fraternities
- 0
- Percent of females who join sororities
- 0
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 97
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 3
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 0
- Average age of full-time students
- 20
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 20
H. Financial Aid
- Federal
- 1660805
- Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
- 9052474
- Federal Work-Study
- 1116024
- Total Self-Help
- 10459498
- Parent Loans
- 0
- Athletic Awards
- 0
- Federal
- 0
- Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
- 9350804
- Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
- 184069
- Total Scholarships/Grants
- 9534873
- Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
- 1038011
- Total Self-Help
- 1208011
- Parent Loans
- 3019425
- Athletic Awards
- 0
I. Instructional Faculty And Class Size
- based on ____ students
- 2016
J. Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 0.00
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 0.00
- Natural resources and conservation
- 1.5
- Area, ethnic, and gender studies
- 7.5
- Computer and information sciences
- 2.3
- Education
- 2.5
- Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
- 1.3
- English
- 6.5
- Biological/life sciences
- 14.2
- Mathematics and statistics
- 3.1
- Interdisciplinary studies
- 1.3
- Parks and recreation
- 2.9
- Physical sciences
- 2.3
- Psychology
- 12.5
- Social sciences
- 18.0
- Transportation and materials moving
- 13.2
- Business/marketing
- 7.9
- History
- 3.1
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 100.0