Founded in 1882, Whitman College is a private, co-educational liberal arts institution. Located in Walla Walla, Wash., four hours southeast of Seattle, Whitman offers an ideal setting for rigorous learning and scholarship and encourages creativity, character, and responsibility. Through the study of humanities, arts and social and natural sciences, Whitman’s students develop capacities to analyze, interpret, criticize, communicate and engage. A concentration on basic disciplines, in combination with a supportive residential life program that encourages personal and social development, is intended to foster intellectual vitality, confidence, leadership and the flexibility to succeed in a changing technological,
multicultural world.

 

STUDENT PROFILE
# of degree-seeking undergraduates     1,450
% male/female                                            43/57
% African American                                            2
% American Indian or Alaska Native               1
% Asian or Pacific Islander                            12
% Hispanic                                                          6
% White                                                              67

% International                                                    3

 % Pell grant recipients                                11.1
First generation and minority alumni Danielle Garbe, Woodrow Wilson fellow, State Department; Ana Hernandez, President, Luna Textiles; Sarah Wang, College Overseer, Partner in Marr, Jones, & Wang; Bishop Othal Lakey, Presiding Prelate of the Sixth Episcopal District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church

ACADEMICS
full-time faculty                                             130
full-time minority faculty                                22
student-faculty ratio                                    10:1
average class size                                         15
% first-year retention rate                              93
% graduation rate (6 years)                          92
Popular majors Biology, English, History, Environmental Studies, Psychology

 

CAMPUS LIFE
% live on campus (% fresh.)                  61 (100)
Multicultural student clubs and organizations American Indian Association, Asian Cultural Association, Black Student Union, Club Latino, First-Generation/Working-Class Students, Hui Aloha, International Students and Friends Club, South Asian Students Association, Vietnamese Club.
Athletics NCAA Division III, Northwest Conference More on Athletics...

ADMISSIONS
# of applicants                                                    3,436
% accepted                                                           43.8
# of first-year students enrolled                         400
SAT Critical Reading range                        680-730
SAT Math range                                             610-700
SAT Writing                                                     610-710
ACT range                                                           29-33
average HS GPA                                                   3.84
Deadlines
early decision                                                     11/15
regular decision                                                   1/15
application fee (online)                               $50($50)
fee waver for applicants
with financial need                                                yes

COST & AID
tuition                                                               $38,450
room & board                                                   $9,720
total need-based institutional
     scholarships/grants                        $20,500,000
% of students apply for
     need-based aid                                                  70

% of students receive aid                                      81
% receiving need-based scholarship
     or grant aid                                                          45
% receiving aid whose need was
     fully met                                                               90
average aid package                                   $31,406
average student loan debt upon
     graduation                                                 $17,956