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University or college · Private nonprofit

Wheaton College (Massachusetts)

Norton, MA

Wheaton College (Massachusetts) is a private nonprofit college in Norton, MA, with about 1,778 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,778
1,778 undergrad
Admission rate
68%
lower than at 67% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$29,822
higher than at 84% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
73%
higher than at 82% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$67,725
higher than at 91% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Wheaton College (Massachusetts)

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Wheaton College (Massachusetts)’s biggest bachelor’s programs, business administration graduates earn a median $78,769 four years out. Fine and studio arts graduates earn $38,389. Majors ↓

Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges

Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $20,076 a year after grants. The average family on aid pays $29,822, more than at 84% of 4-year colleges. What it costs ↓

Few families pay the sticker price

The full cost of a year is $79,311, but the average family on federal aid pays $29,822 after grants, about 62% less. What it costs ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Biology 19%Business 17%Visual & performing arts 14%Social sciences 10%Psychology 9%Education 6%Everything else 26%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations74 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$79k4 yrs out
Psychology, General49 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$54k4 yrs out
Biology, General33 graduates a year · typical debt $24,000
$43k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods18 graduates a year
$33k1 yr out
English Language and Literature, General18 graduates a year · typical debt $26,434
$59k4 yrs out
Fine and Studio Arts18 graduates a year
$38k4 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology17 graduates a year
—not reported
Neurobiology and Neurosciences17 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$61k4 yrs out
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Wheaton College (Massachusetts)?

68%

of applicants admitted

About 14 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
640–720
SAT math
580–670
ACT
29–33

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1308.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $79,311 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $63,960Room & board $16,200Books & supplies $940

After grants, the average family on aid pays $29,822.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$28,299

About $113,196 over 4 years · 64% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
73%
within 6 years · Pell students 64%
Come back for year two
82%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$67,725
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$26,000
about $276 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.4%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$276 a month against about $4,301 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

80%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 96% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$66k
Middle income$30–75k
$67k
Higher incomeover $75k
$69k
Who goes there

The students

1,773 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 70%Hispanic 8%Black 5%Asian 4%Two or more 5%International 4%

Women and men

Women 65%Men 35%
11 : 1
students per teacher
22%
get Pell grants (lower income)
78%
take federal loans
1%
undergrads 25 or older
0%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Norton

13% of Norton’s 19,559 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Norton pages.

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Straight-line distances from Wheaton College (Massachusetts); colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.