Residence Life

Welcome to Residence Life at Wheaton College! We’re excited for you to join our campus community.

The significance of living in community cannot be overestimated! Ask graduates about their college years, and most will say that the closest relationships developed and the greatest lessons were learned in the context of residential living.

Along with attending classes, going to chapel and participating in activities outside the classroom, living on-campus is one of the four building blocks of a Wheaton student’s educational experience. Together, these four building blocks help the College pursue its mission of developing students into whole and effective servants for Christ and His Kingdom.

We believe it is vital for students to be immersed in community living so that key life-to-life encounters may occur. In community living, students give and receive, are shaped by and contribute to campus life and are challenged to integrate learning with their choices.

Residential Philosophy & Policy
The philosophy of Residence Life is to foster a residence hall environment where students experience caring relationships with people serving one another and encouraging each other to seek Christ and apply His teaching/example. When students move to campus houses and apartments or off-campus, our hope is that students will apply what they have experienced in the residence halls and intentionally foster caring relationships which reflect attitudes of service, a willingness to speak words of encouragement as well as to lovingly respond to breakdowns in integrity.

Because of its belief in the importance of residential living, Wheaton College requires all undergraduate students to live in campus housing. Exceptions are made for married students, students living at home with their parents and students who attend the College on a part-time basis.

News & Updates

Summer Housing
If you are enrolling in summer school courses or working in the area this summer and wish to live on campus, you must apply in the Residence Life Office by Friday, April 24. Housing is available until July 31 for $133/week. Contact the Residence Life Office for more information.

Graduate Housing for 2009-2010
The Residence Life Office is currently accepting applications for Graduate Student Housing for the 2009-2010 school year. Applications are available on the Graduate Housing page and will be processed on a first come first serve basis. Please contact the Residence Life Office with any questions.