<p>What is the academic reputation of Wheaton College?</p>
<p>As an alum I'll have to put in my two cents.....Wheaton is considered "second tier" by US News and World Report, but "first tier" in my book.....It's on the Twelve College Exchange with Williams, Wellesley, Smith, Amherst.....Wheaton's in a small suburban town that's very close to Providence and about 40 minutes from Boston.....There's a new college President this year (Harvard educated) who has very ambitious plans for Wheaton. The faculty is committed and accessible and from what I understand, applications to Wheaton are at an all time high......The friends I made there have been lifelong. Wheaton has a terrific internship program which helped me get my first job in NYC....I don't know any current students now, but I have several classmates whose kids have chosen to go there. good luck!</p>