General Info

Wheaton is a four-year, private, residential college in Norton, Massachusetts that consistently ranks among the nation’s best. Ranked as a Top 40 liberal arts college by The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education and one of The Princeton Review’s Top 200 Best Value Colleges, the college’s innovative, interdisciplinary curriculum combines rigorous academic study with real-world experience. Wheaton offers more than 600 courses leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in more than 100 majors and minors and these offerings continue to grow. Wheaton’s full-time student-faculty ratio is approximately 11 to 1 and the average class size is 15-20 students. The college’s graduates are accomplishing great success upon completion of their degree requirements. Just six months after graduation, 97 percent of Wheaton alumni in the four most recent classes have secured full- or part-time employment. Located halfway between Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, Wheaton is a remarkably diverse learning community. Described as a place sparking possibilities and world-changing ideas, students come from all over the world.