Wheaton College Illinois earned 43 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 9 in the top 5%, 16 in the top 10% and 17 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #10 of 997 in Highest Paid Graduates for General Biology, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 43 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 9
Highest placement: #10 of 997, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 13
Placements this edition: 183
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Wheaton College Earned?
Wheaton College holds 43 ranking badges across 13 fields of study, 10 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
1
Top 5%
9
Top 10%
16
Top 15%
17
Total
43
What Is Wheaton College Known For?
Wheaton College is best known for Theology & Religious Vocations: 6 of its 43 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include General Biology, General English Literature and Managerial Economics.
How Does Wheaton College Rank for Online Students?
Wheaton College earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #29 of 120 in Most Popular Online for Theological & Ministerial Studies (top 25%).
How Does Wheaton College Rank for Veterans?
Wheaton College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #3,482 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Continue Your Research on Wheaton College Illinois
Badges on this page come from rankings grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Wheaton College appears in 183 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team