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Wheaton College |
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Wheaton was founded in 1834 as a female seminary. The college became coeducational in 1987, after more than 150 years as a leading college for women. Wheaton's traditional commitment to equality is today reflected in its commitment to diversity in all its forms. Wheaton is an active community of learners who value the liberal arts as a means for personal growth, professional success and leadership that improves the world. |
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| County |
Bristol County, MA |
| Title IV Eligible |
Yes |
| Carnegie Classification |
Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I |
| Institution Level |
4 or more years |
| Institution Control |
Private, non-profit |
| Full-Time Undergraduate |
1,559 students
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| Part-Time Undergraduate |
10 students
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| Total Enrollment |
1,569 students
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| Total Dormitory Capacity |
1,565 students
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| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid |
62 % |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants |
14 % |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received |
$4,219 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants |
11% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received |
$1,958 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants |
61% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received |
$15,116 |
| % Students Receiving Loans |
48% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received |
$4,616 |
- From its founding, Wheaton Seminary was a pioneering institution, offering young women the means to pursue serious study at a time when women's educational options were few.
- Wheaton offers a challenging liberal arts curriculum leading to a bachelor of arts degree in more than 36 majors and 50 minors. Students choose from over 600 courses in subjects from physics to philosophy, political science to computer science, art history to theater, English to economics. In addition, Wheaton offers highly specialized courses typically found only at large universities.
- The essence of a Wheaton education lies in the close collaborative relationships that develop between students and faculty. Classes are small. Students know their professors as teachers, advisors, supervisors of research projects and often as friends. The student-faculty ratio is 11-to-1 and the average class size is between 15 and 20, promoting rich intellectual discourse among students and their professors. Often, students collaborate with faculty members on research projects or artistic endeavors such as gallery exhibitions and theatre productions.
- Wheaton has outstanding facilities to support academic, residential and co-curricular life including a $20 million arts facilities expansion, National Science Foundation-funded digital imaging center, and state-of-the-art library and language labs. The Balfour-Hood Center houses a campus pub, café, game room, fitness center, post office, lounges, media center and videotape editing room, radio station, and meeting space for student clubs and organizations. Wheaton also boasts one of the finest NCAA Division III athletic facilities in New England in its Haas Athletic Center.
- Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.
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