Wheaton College seeks applicants who evidence a lively and vital faith, high academic ability, social concern, as well as moral character and personal integrity.
We seek to enroll well-rounded freshman and transfer students, with each class composed of 600 individuals with a wide variety of interests, accomplishments, backgrounds, and attributes who also share a commitment to Christ and to a liberal arts education. Our holistic application process includes evaluating the following:
- Quality of course selection
- Performance in high school/college
- Rank in class
- ACT and/or SAT
- Essays
- Recommendations
- Extracurricular activities
- Christian commitment
Important Dates
- Early action 1 application deadline: October 15, with notification by November 30
- Early action 2 application deadline: November 15, with notification by December 31
- Regular Decision 1 application deadline: January 15, with notification by March 1
- Regular Decision 2 application deadline: February 15, with notification by April 1
- Multicultural Scholarship applications due: Early Action November 15, Regular Action February 15, Transfers February 15
- Fall Transfer priority deadline: March 1
- Spring Admission Transfer priority deadline for First-years and Transfer: October 1
Freshman Profile (Class of 2026)
- 504 enrolled
- Average high school GPA 3.78 (unweighted scale)
- 49% graduated in top 10% of their high school class; 76% graduated in top 25% of their high school class (among those submitting a class rank)
- 80% are expected to graduate in four years
- 113 (22%) children of alumni
- 346 (69%) are from out of state (excluding international students)
- 93% are expected to return their sophomore year
- Middle 50% scored between 1260 and 1420 on the EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) and Math portions of the SAT, and between 28 and 32 on the ACT
