Private nonprofit · Wheaton, Illinois
Wheaton College: cost, debt and earnings by major
22 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $26,059
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 82%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 87%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,121
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $24,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 2%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $17,810 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $18,931 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $19,951 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $21,022 |
| $110,000+ | $35,155 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (16)
- Economics$84,829
- Business/Managerial Economics$80,258
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$69,566
- International Relations and National Security Studies$65,230
- Communication and Media Studies$60,695
- English Language and Literature, General$52,647
- Psychology, General$49,974
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$48,374
- Political Science and Government$43,613 (1 yr)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$42,635
- Religious Education$42,605
- Music$40,329
- Philosophy$40,076
- Fine and Studio Arts$38,363
- Anthropology$37,501
- Biology, General$35,818 (1 yr)
Master's programs (5)
- Theological and Ministerial Studies$66,104
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$61,371
- Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology$53,737 (1 yr)
- Religious Education$36,623 (1 yr)
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$32,181 (1 yr)