85%
Graduation Rate
93%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Wheaton College, the graduation rate is 85 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 93 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 66.54% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 517 students out of 610 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Wheaton College.
By gender, 218 male and 299 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 610 | 517 | 84.75% |
|---|
| Men | 281 | 218 | 77.58% |
|---|
| Women | 329 | 299 | 90.88% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Wheaton College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.00%
- Asian: 86.89%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 63.64%
- Hispanic: 78.57%
- White: 86.65%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 75.68%
- Unknown: 50.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Asian | 86.89%(53/61) |
73.91%(17/23) |
94.74%(36/38) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 63.64%(7/11) |
55.56%(5/9) |
100.00%(2/2) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 78.57%(33/42) |
76.47%(13/17) |
80.00%(20/25) |
|---|
| White | 86.65%(370/427) |
81.82%(162/198) |
90.83%(208/229) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(2/2) |
100.00%(2/2) |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 75.68%(28/37) |
59.09%(13/22) |
100.00%(15/15) |
|---|
| Unknown | 50.00%(1/2) |
100.00%(1/1) |
- |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Wheaton College, 23 of 27 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 85.19%.