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Sustaining Wheaton's Excellence 

Wheaton for the World is a strategic plan to fulfill Wheaton College’s distinctive mission as a worldwide servant-leader in higher education preparing its graduates to make singular contributions to both church and society. Here you will find a summary of how this comprehensive strategic plan will improve our everyday work, strengthen the well-being of our campus community, and advance the kingdom of Jesus Christ.

The plan represents months of thoughtful development with faculty and staff across many areas of the College. Our four trustee-approved strategic pillars specify areas where the College and its stakeholders need to make changes and investments to sustain Wheaton’s unique, campus-wide, spiritual, missional, vocational, athletic, and artistic excellence.

See the Strategic Pillars

Strategic Pillars

Mission Integrity

Wheaton will deepen engagement with students, parents, churches, and alumni by exemplifying our culture-shaping commitment to evangelical faith and practice. Through mission alignment, constituent engagement, and fostering belonging, we will display gospel unity and strengthen our theological foundation while building meaningful connections across our diverse community, with a focus on:

  • Mission Alignment
  • Mission Engagement
  • Constituent Perception
  • Sense of Belonging

Academic Vitality

Wheaton will advance our holistic Christian liberal arts mission by investing in academic program vitality to meet the changing needs of graduate and undergraduate learners. Through strategic enrollment partnerships and program investments, we will equip students for biblical discernment and human flourishing to serve churches and cultures worldwide, with a focus on:

  • Academic Programming
  • Enrollment Partnership

Workplace Engagement

Wheaton will ensure that serving our College community is joyful and rewarding for faculty and staff. Beyond benefitting from our Christ-centered mission and exceptional students, we will honor colleagues through excellent service and provide spiritual formation opportunities, professional development, greater work-life balance, and competitive compensation—cultivating an environment where our people truly thrive, with a focus on:

  • Recognition and Value
  • Workload Alignment
  • Professional Development

Financial Sustainability

Wheaton will maintain affordability while generating sufficient financial margin to flourish in our educational mission. Through growing net revenue, meeting long-term campus infrastructure needs, increasing alumni participation, prioritizing student scholarships, and careful stewardship of our resources, we will ensure a strong financial foundation for continued excellence and accessibility, with a focus on:

  • Operating Revenue
  • Capital Funding
  • Operating Costs
  • Funding WFTW Initiatives