Wheaton College Comparisons

8/10 Overall Rating
4 Year
Wheaton, IL
4.0 3 reviews

#3 Best Private Colleges in Illinois

Overview Admission Cost Majors Diversity Outcomes Salaries Location Compare Reviews Admission Calculator

Curious how Wheaton College stacks up against other colleges? Compare Wheaton College to any three other US colleges using the College Simply compare tool, or compare with some of the pre-selected schools below.

Frequently Compared

These similar colleges are most often compared with Wheaton College by students and parents using CollegeSimply.

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and Calvin University

Compare

vs.

Compare Pepperdine University and Wheaton College

Compare

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and Taylor University

Compare

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and Hope College

Compare

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and St Olaf College

Compare

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and Cedarville University

Compare

vs.

Compare Westmont College and Wheaton College

Compare

vs.

Compare Illinois Wesleyan University and Wheaton College

Compare

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and Oberlin College

Compare

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and Beloit College

Compare

vs.

Compare Loyola University Chicago and Wheaton College

Compare

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and Kenyon College

Compare

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and Randall University

Compare

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and Denison University

Compare

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and Martin Luther College

Compare

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and University of Notre Dame

Compare

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and University of Wisconsin Madison

Compare

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and Bethel University

Compare

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and Rhodes College

Compare

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and Centre College

Compare

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and Ohio State University Main Campus

Compare

vs.

Compare Illinois Institute of Technology and Wheaton College

Compare

vs.

Compare Knox College and Wheaton College

Compare

vs.

Compare Wheaton College and DePauw University

Compare

Compare with Illinois Public Colleges

Compare with Illinois Public Colleges for Wheaton College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$29,542 lower in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$31,208 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Illinois Private Colleges

Compare with Illinois Private Colleges for Wheaton College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$25,116 higher in-state tuition	83% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$22,776 higher in-state tuition	79% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$8,164 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
DePaul University Chicago, IL	$453 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$6,840 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL	$12,158 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$10,856 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL	$24,941 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Knox College Galesburg, IL	$12,357 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Wheaton College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$27,810 lower in-state tuition	71% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$29,088 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$32,302 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI	$33,943 lower in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$35,554 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH	$27,385 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$33,402 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Iowa State University Ames, IA	$34,759 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$34,263 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$28,332 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$31,570 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Missouri Columbia Columbia, MO	$30,709 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Truman State University Kirksville, MO	$35,708 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	$30,562 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Rochester Rochester, MN	$30,530 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Wheaton College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$19,479 higher in-state tuition	76% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	$20,244 higher in-state tuition	75% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$3,594 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Butler University Indianapolis, IN	$2,014 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$5,624 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$21,062 higher in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$21,820 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drake University Des Moines, IA	$6,584 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carleton College Northfield, MN	$23,346 higher in-state tuition	67% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$21,454 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$22,560 higher in-state tuition	72% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$25,974 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$13,524 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hope College Holland, MI	$3,576 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$14,214 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$10,214 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
John Carroll University University Heights, OH	$4,954 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$22,558 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI	$6,196 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$8,852 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	$16,094 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$13,103 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$4,934 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	$94 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	$4,458 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Taylor University Upland, IN	$5,056 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI	$15,504 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kettering University Flint, MI	$2,924 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$5,746 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Beloit College Beloit, WI	$15,340 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	$8,396 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Centre College Danville, KY	$7,274 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN	$7,684 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH	$8,342 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Luther College Decorah, IA	$6,574 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Transylvania University Lexington, KY	$1,324 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lawrence University Appleton, WI	$11,436 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Viterbo University La Crosse, WI	$11,296 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN	$62 lower in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Asbury University Wilmore, KY	$11,906 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emmaus Bible College Dubuque, IA	$24,746 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan	$12,357 lower in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Wheaton College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$18,864 higher in-state tuition	74% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$17,142 higher in-state tuition	68% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$19,852 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$20,728 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity University San Antonio, TX	$8,130 higher in-state tuition	61% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$21,744 higher in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$23,804 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$17,259 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$19,688 lower in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$8,038 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$21,094 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhodes College Memphis, TN	$11,564 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Furman University Greenville, SC	$14,224 higher in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Willamette University Salem, OR	$5,610 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$20,104 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$20,890 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$25,224 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	$25,188 higher in-state tuition	69% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	$18,504 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$25,248 higher in-state tuition	59% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$21,316 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$6,818 lower in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$23,493 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$20,374 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$20,354 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$21,472 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's College Annapolis, MD	$4,862 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bates College Lewiston, ME	$21,044 higher in-state tuition	74% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$22,232 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Connecticut College New London, CT	$21,696 higher in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$14,376 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$1,274 higher in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD	$11,756 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's College Santa Fe, NM	$5,042 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME	$2,451 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY	$17,668 higher in-state tuition	73% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Patrick Henry College Purcellville, Virginia	$17,121 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=149781.

Last updated: August 2026