Wheaton College Admissions Profile

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 2027)

• 553 Confirmations
• Average high school GPA 3.75 (unweighted scale)
• Middle 50% scored between 1270 and 1450 on the EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) and Math portions of the SAT, and between 27 and 32 on the ACT
• 52 (9.4%) children of alumni
• 42 states and 20 countries
• 45% 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)