Wheaton College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Wheaton College is 10:1, and the school has 66.6 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Wheaton College include: Psychology, General; Economics, General; English Language and Literature, General; Sociology; and Biology/Biological Sciences, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 86.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical) Humanities History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other Foreign languages
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	10:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Psychology, General 14% Economics, General 11% English Language and Literature, General 7% Sociology 7% Biology/Biological Sciences, General 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's
Combined-degree programs	BFA Studio Art with Museum of Fine Arts; D. Opt with New England College of Optometry; MA Integrated Marketing Communication Studies with Emerson; MA Religion with Andover Newton Theological; MBA University of Rochester, Dartmouth College, George Washington University
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects 40% Learning communities 10%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	86%
4-year graduation rate	73

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data