College Overview
Type: |
Private institution |
Year Founded: |
1860 |
Religious Affiliation: |
Christian nondenominational |
Academic Calendar: |
Semester |
Undergrad Student Body: |
2,417 |
Local Setting: |
Suburban |
Endowment: |
$293,982,704 |
Application Deadline: |
January 15 |
Application Fee: |
$50 |
Selectivity: |
More selective |
Tuition Costs: |
$22,450 |
Room & Board Costs: |
$7,040 |
Extracurricular Activites
Student Activities: |
choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
Student Organizations: |
102 |
Honor Societies: |
Dobro Slovo National Slavic, Tri Beta, Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Chi, Omnicron Delta Epsilon, Pi Delta Phi, Gamma Kappa Alpha, Alpha Kappa Delta, Sigma Delta Pi |
Religious Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Hillel, Wheaton Christian Fellowship, Zen Club |
International Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) ASA, Black Students, Latino Students, MESA, International Students, Asian-American, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, South Asian Heritage |
Other Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) American Chemical Society, Anthropology, Astronomy, The Art League, Education, Italian, Psychology, Physics, Science, Spanish, Bike, Equestrian, Fencing, Indoor Soccer, Kickboxing, Men's Ice Hockey, Ultimate Frisbee, Outdoor Challenge Adventure, Rowing, Sailing, Women's Ice Hockey, Women's Rugby, Wrestling, Men's Rugby, Paintball, Dance Troupe, Dimple Divers, Gentlemen Callers, Trybe, Visions, Wheatones, Whims, Wind Symphony, World Music Ensemble, College Democrats, College Republicans, WOW, Hawaii, LGBTA, Student Art League, Film Club, WCCS (radio station) |
Student Papers: |
(Appears as submitted by school) WIRE (weekly) |
Number of Fraternities: |
0 |
Fraternity Chapter Houses |
0 |
Percent Fraternity Members: |
0% |
Number of Sororities: |
0 |
Sorority Chapter Houses |
0 |
Percent Sorority Members: |
0% |
College Services
Basic: |
health service, health insurance, other |
Remedial: |
N/A |
Counseling: |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, psychological, birth control, religious |
Career: |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
Local Hiring Firms: |
LaSalle Bank, Chatham Financial, Investortools, Zurich, Christianity Today, Tyndale Publishing, CIA, Kimberly Clark, Allstate Insurance, Zurich Insurance |
Library: |
Yes |
# of Library Books: |
398,796 |
Library Facilities: |
The Billy Graham Center serves to "stimulate global evangelism" by thinking missions, training evangelists, and transmitting the gospel alongside God's worldwide church.
It includes a Museum which houses over 20,000 square feet of permanent exhibits dedicated to the message and history of evangelism in America. Temporary exhibits are mounted each season which reflect a wide range of evangelical interest and concern. The Museum collection of over 25,000 objects is particularly strong in graphic materials related to nineteenth-century American Christianity. The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
The Archives of the Billy Graham Center is a unique resource for students and researchers working in church history, missiology, communication, evangelism, and many other fields. The 607 collections occupying more than 7,900 linear feet contain unpublished documents of North American Protestant nondenominational missions and evangelism history. This includes the materials of organizations such as Africa Inland Mission, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Prison Fellowship, Youth for Christ; individuals such as John and Elisabeth Stam, Billy Sunday, Corrie Ten Boom, R. A. Torrey; oral history interviews; and an extensive film and video collection. |
Museums |
The Center for Applied Christian Ethics (CACE) supports the mission of Wheaton College by promoting and encouraging the formation of moral character and the application of biblical ethics to contemporary moral decisions.
The Marion E. Wade Center is a special collection of the books and papers of seven British authors: Owen Barfield, G. K. Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, George MacDonald, Dorothy L. Sayers, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams. These writers are well-known for their impact on contemporary literature and Christian thought; together they produced over four hundred books. Recently moved to its own building on the northwest edge of campus, the Center houses more than 14,000 books including first editions and critical works, and more than 2,300 volumes from C.S. Lewis' personal library. Other holdings include letters, manuscripts, audio and video tapes, artwork, dissertations, periodicals, photographs, and related materials. Any of these resources may be studied in the quiet surroundings of the Kilby Reading Room.
In addition, the Wade Center has a museum where such pieces as C.S. Lewis' wardrobe and writing desk, Charles Williams' bookcases, J.R.R. Tolkien's desk, Pauline Baynes' original map of Narnia, and a tapestry from Dorothy L. Sayers' home can be seen. Photographs, rare books and manuscripts, and other small items of memorabilia round out the displays.
An international study center, the Wade Center was established in 1965 by Dr. Clyde S. Kilby, and later named after Marion E. Wade, founder of The ServiceMaster Company, L.P.
SEVEN: An Anglo-American Literary Review has been published by the Wade Center since 1980. As a forum for both the general and the specialized reader, SEVEN prints articles and reviews relating to all of the Wade Center authors.
WETN and Broadcast Services produce programming distributed on Wheaton College Radio, WETN-FM, and Wheaton College Cable, WETN-TV, and the Internet. Of special interest are Chapel Services, sporting events, and selected Conservatory concerts. The Morning Radio Show features campus guests, artists, and speakers. Archived programs as well as current schedules are available at www.wetn.org. |
Computers Available: |
201 |
Computers At: |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
Wired Classrooms |
80 |
Wired Labs: |
5 |
On-Campus Wireless Network: |
Yes |
Wireless Areas: |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
Wireless Capacity: |
800 |
Online Registration: |
Yes |
Campus Safety: |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
Campus Life
Offers Housing: |
Yes |
Campus Housing: |
Yes |
Off Campus Assistance: |
Yes |
Housing Types Available: |
women's dorms, men's dorms, apartments for married students, apartment for single students, cooperative housing, other housing options |
Sprinkler System: |
11% |
Fire Alarms: |
100% |
Campus Size: |
80 acres |
Nearest Airports (miles): |
Chicago O'Hare (25), Chicago Midway (35) |
Nearest Train Stations(miles) |
Chicago (25) |
Nearest Bus Stations (miles): |
Chicago (25) |
Cars Permittedt: |
No |
Army ROTC |
Offered on campus |
Navy ROTC: |
N/A |
Airforce ROTC: |
Offered at cooperating institution (Illinois Institute of Technology) |
Alcohol Permitted: |
No |
Additional Policies: |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other |
Popular Events: |
Class Films, Homecoming, Artist Series concerts, intercollegiate athletic events, Talent Show, Arena Theater productions |
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