Wheaton College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Wheaton College is 12:1, and the school has 58.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Wheaton College include: Social Sciences; Theology and Religious Vocations; English Language and Literature/Letters; Health Professions and Related Programs; and Visual and Performing Arts. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 95.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science Philosophy Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	12:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Social Sciences 15% Theology and Religious Vocations 10% English Language and Literature/Letters 9% Health Professions and Related Programs 8% Visual and Performing Arts 8%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	95%
4-year graduation rate	79

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data