Enrollment Trends at Wheaton College (Massachusetts)

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,707 where 1,785 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 1,785 students in 2025 and was lowest at 1,598 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,598 to 1,785 students, a net gain of 187 (11.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Wheaton College (Massachusetts) since 2015.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,598	572	1,026
2016-17	1,651 53	627 55	1,024 -2
2017-18	1,688 37	652 25	1,036 12
2018-19	1,760 72	689 37	1,071 35
2019-20	1,774 14	703 14	1,071
2020-21	1,670 -104	661 -42	1,009 -62
2021-22	1,701 31	651 -10	1,050 41
2022-23	1,667 -34	612 -39	1,055 5
2023-24	1,778 111	620 8	1,158 103
2024-25	1,785 7	617 -3	1,168 10
Average	1,707	640	1,067

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 69.80%. The percentage was 66.77% 10 years ago and Wheaton College (Massachusetts) still has a high percentage of white students. 3.47% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.15% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.96% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 66.77% to 69.80%. Asian enrollment declined from 4.94% to 3.47%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.13% to 5.15%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.13% to 7.96%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5004 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5421 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Wheaton College (Massachusetts) over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	1	79	98	114	1	1,067	43
2016-17	1	83	97	121	2	1,069	56
2017-18	1	86	98	139	1	1,103	57
2018-19	3	84	95	144	0	1,146	76
2019-20	2	79	97	153	0	1,179	80
2020-21	1	84	108	147	0	1,132	74
2021-22	1	75	100	104	0	1,191	78
2022-23	2	68	93	114	0	1,173	76
2023-24	0	72	99	130	0	1,241	74
2024-25	0	62	92	142	1	1,246	82
Average	1	77	98	131	1	1,155	70

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Wheaton College (Massachusetts) does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.