Student Population at Wheaton

Total Enrollment

2,885

Undergraduate

2,163

Graduate

722

Online Enrollment

Men Students

1,247

Women Students

1,638

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,885 students have enrolled at Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL) - 2,163 undergraduate and 722 graduate.

By gender, 1,247 male and 1,638 female students are attending Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). By attendance status, there are 2,307 full-time students and 578 part-time students.

The number of students at Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL) is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Scripps College and Colorado College, its population is very large (average population is 1,939).

Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL) offers online degree/certificate programs and 57 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL) and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,247 male and 1,638 female students attending Wheaton. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.76 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Wheaton.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Wheaton
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,163	2,081	82
Men	958	921	37
Women	1,205	1,160	45

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Wheaton
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	722	226	496
Men	289	83	206
Women	433	143	290

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,950 White students (67.59%) and 256 Asian students (8.87%) at Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL)(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL).

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL)
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	218	92	126
Black or African American	56	30	26
Hispanic	167	60	107
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	1,484	663	821
Two or More Races	138	67	71
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	23	14	9
Total	2,163	958	1,205

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL)
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1	1
Asian	38	13	25
Black or African American	26	7	19
Hispanic	43	18	25
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	466	181	285
Two or More Races	17	5	12
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	22	9	13
Total	722	289	433

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,344 students whose age under twenty five and 379 students whose age is over thirty years old at Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL).

Especially, 27 students are younger than eighteen and 6 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL).

Population by Student Age at Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL)
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,163	958	1,205
Under 18	27	8	19
18-19	943	391	552
20-21	986	430	556
22-24	190	116	74
25-29	10	6	4
30-34	4	4	0
35-39	2	2	0
65 and over	1	1	0
Total	2,163	958	1,205

Population by Student Age at Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL)
	Total	Men	Women
Total	722	289	433
20-21	7	2	5
22-24	191	59	132
25-29	152	50	102
30-34	76	34	42
35-39	94	51	43
40-49	121	60	61
50-64	76	30	46
65 and over	5	3	2
Total	722	289	433

Online Student Population

At Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL), 259 students (8.98% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 57 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 10 students live in Illinois where Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL) is located in and 25 students have enrolled from other states.