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# Wheaton College (Massachusetts)

Private liberal arts college in suburban Massachusetts with strong focus on biological and biomedical sciences.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 41.966637, -71.183979

### Summary

Private liberal arts college in suburban Massachusetts with strong focus on biological and biomedical sciences.

### Description

Wheaton College is a private liberal arts institution in Norton, Massachusetts, with a student body of 1,778 undergraduates. The college emphasizes arts and sciences education, with particular strength in biological and biomedical sciences as the primary undergraduate major.

Annual tuition is $63,240, and the total cost of attendance including room and board is $79,440. Admission is accessible at a 71.3% acceptance rate. The college's endowment of approximately $273 million provides financial resources to support institutional operations and student aid; many students receive financial aid and pay significantly less than the published rate.

The 75th percentile SAT Reading score is 720 and the 75th percentile SAT Math score is 700; the 75th percentile ACT Composite score is 33. Wheaton College works well for students seeking a focused liberal arts education with strong science programs in a suburban setting. Visit www.wheatoncollege.edu/ for more information.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 168,281
- **State**: MA
- **City**: Norton
- **Address**: 26 E Main St
- **Zip Code**: 02766
- **Sector Group**: Private Not-for-Profit 4-Year or Above
- **Official Website**: www.wheatoncollege.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: Suburb
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $63,240
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $63,240
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $79,440
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $79,440
- **Room and Board**: $16,200
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 1,778
- **Acceptance Rate**: 71.3%
- **SAT Reading 75th Percentile**: 720
- **SAT Math 75th Percentile**: 700
- **ACT Composite 75th Percentile**: 33
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $272,797,345
- **Carnegie Classification**: Special Focus: Arts and Sciences
- **Research Activity Tier**: No research designation
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Lower Access, Medium Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Biological and Biomedical Sciences