- The Inkwell
- Washington
- Whitman College
Walla Walla, WACity: smallZIP 99362Founded 1859
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1859
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.whitman.edu
WashingtonPrivate nonprofit
Whitman College
Whitman College is a private nonprofit college in Walla Walla, Washington, with 1,531 undergraduates. It admits 38% of applicants, graduates 75% within six years and costs $29,486 a year after aid.
75%graduate
Admission rate38%
Retention87%
4-year graduation56%
Pell Grant share21%
Federal loans29%
$29,486net price / year
38%admission rate
1410average SAT
75%graduate in 6 years
$70,813median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,525median debt
#374 of 1,704 for earnings#1,439 of 1,739 for lowest net price#249 of 1,738 for graduation rate#143 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $81,247tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $66,610
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $66,610
- Average net price
- $29,486national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,180
$30,001–48,000$20,281
$48,001–75,000$20,982
$75,001–110,000$24,834
$110,001+$39,342
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 38%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 670–740
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 640–740
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 29–33
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college38%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college87%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college75%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college21%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 75%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 56%
- First-year retention
- 87%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 83%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,248
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $70,813middle 50%: $42,973–$101,603
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,525
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$101,603
Median, Whitman College$70,813
Lower quarter$42,973
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,531
- Part-time
- 1.4%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 19.4
- First-generation students
- 12%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 21%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 87%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,628 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $23,597
- Endowment, end of year
- $785,977,679
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White56%
Hispanic13%
Black2.9%
Asian5.5%
Two or more races6.5%
U.S. nonresident14%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.2%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences23%
Biological & biomedical sciences16%
Visual & performing arts14%
Physical sciences9.6%
Psychology8.2%
English language & literature6.7%
Computer & information sciences4.6%
Foreign languages & linguistics4.6%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA | $32,507 | 69% | $71,918 |
| Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA | $25,419 | 55% | $71,277 |
| Walla Walla University College Place, WA | $27,786 | 58% | $67,140 |
| Whitworth University Spokane, WA | $23,009 | 67% | $64,055 |
| Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA | $25,472 | 56% | $70,376 |
| City University of Seattle Seattle, WA | — | 12% | $66,765 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern University Georgetown, TX | $29,435 | 74% | $63,314 |
| Dickinson College Carlisle, PA | $28,634 | 74% | $83,426 |
| Ursinus College Collegeville, PA | $30,181 | 73% | $74,571 |
| Saint Norbert College De Pere, WI | $28,822 | 72% | $62,317 |
| Randolph-Macon College Ashland, VA | $28,145 | 74% | $64,714 |
| Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT | $29,915 | 71% | $66,136 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 237057. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7996607.