Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Wheaton

At Wheaton College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 79.05%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 88.43%.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 38.89%, and the 2023 yield is 30.11%. The number of Wheaton applicants decreased by -5.02% (100 applicants) compared to the previous year.
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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 79.05%, and this year's acceptance rate is 88.43% at Wheaton College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 81.61% and women students' rate is 77.41%.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Wheaton College over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 68.71% 76.38% 63.22%
2013-14 68.71%
0.00%
76.38%
0.00%
63.22%
0.00%
2014-15 69.15%
0.45%
77.26%
0.47%
63.70%
0.47%
2015-16 70.52%
1.37%
78.56%
2.69%
66.38%
2.69%
2016-17 78.65%
8.13%
81.82%
9.95%
76.33%
9.95%
2017-18 85.00%
6.35%
86.05%
7.97%
84.30%
7.97%
2018-19 82.65%
-2.35%
83.48%
-2.27%
82.02%
-2.27%
2019-20 84.81%
2.16%
85.60%
2.14%
84.17%
2.14%
2020-21 86.95%
2.14%
84.15%
4.91%
89.07%
4.91%
2021-22 86.00%
-0.95%
81.94%
-0.06%
89.02%
-0.06%
2022-23 88.43%
2.43%
86.13%
1.05%
90.06%
1.05%
Average 79.05% 81.61% 77.41%
Wheaton College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 38.89% where the current academic year yield is 30.11%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Wheaton College from 2012 to 2023.
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 44.43% 45.99% 43.07%
2013-14 44.43%
0.00%
45.99%
0.00%
43.07%
0.00%
2014-15 43.67%
-0.76%
46.08%
-1.38%
41.70%
-1.38%
2015-16 43.53%
-0.14%
46.08%
-0.18%
41.52%
-0.18%
2016-17 40.41%
-3.11%
41.31%
-1.81%
39.71%
-1.81%
2017-18 40.31%
-0.11%
42.59%
-0.94%
38.77%
-0.94%
2018-19 39.90%
-0.41%
42.45%
-0.82%
37.95%
-0.82%
2019-20 38.33%
-1.57%
40.28%
-1.23%
36.72%
-1.23%
2020-21 30.72%
-7.61%
32.47%
-7.25%
29.46%
-7.25%
2021-22 31.97%
1.26%
33.05%
1.48%
30.95%
1.48%
2022-23 30.11%
-1.86%
29.69%
-0.55%
30.39%
-0.55%
Average 38.89% 40.54% 37.57%
Wheaton College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,897, the average number of admitted is 1,496, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 576. The number of Wheaton applicants decreased by -5.02% (100 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Wheaton College from 2012 to 2023.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2012-13 1,959 1,346 598
2013-14 1,959
0
1,346
0
598
0
2014-15 2,010
51
1,390
9
607
9
2015-16 1,971
-39
1,390
-2
605
-2
2016-17 1,850
-121
1,455
-17
588
-17
2017-18 1,693
-157
1,439
-8
580
-8
2018-19 1,850
157
1,529
30
610
30
2019-20 1,889
39
1,602
4
614
4
2020-21 1,801
-88
1,566
-133
481
-133
2021-22 1,993
192
1,714
67
548
67
2022-23 1,893
-100
1,674
-44
504
-44
Average 1,897 1,496 576
Wheaton College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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