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Former names | Wheaton Female Seminary (1834–1912) |
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| Motto | "That They May Have Life and Have it Abundantly" |
| Type | Private liberal arts college |
| Established | 1834 as a female seminary, 1912 chartered as a four-year women's college |
| Accreditation | NECHE |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
| Endowment | $256.2 million (2023)[1] |
| President | Michaele Whelan |
Academic staff | 140 |
| Students | 1,669 (fall 2020)[2] |
| Location | , U.S. 41°58′06″N 71°11′04″W / 41.968313°N 71.184529°W |
| Campus | Suburban, residential, 478 acres |
| Nickname | Lyons |
| Website | www |
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Wheaton College is a private liberal arts college in Norton, Massachusetts. Wheaton was founded in 1834 as a female seminary. The trustees officially changed the name of the Wheaton Female Seminary to Wheaton College in 1912 after receiving a college charter from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It remained one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States until men began to be admitted in 1988. It enrolls 1,669 undergraduate students.[3]
- ^ As of December 18, 2023. "Endowment Investment Report 2022-2023". Wheaton College. December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE" (PDF). Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "Common Data Set 2020–2021" (PDF).