- The Inkwell
- Washington
- Whitworth University
Spokane, WASuburb: largeZIP 99251Founded 1890
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1890
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.whitworth.edu
WashingtonReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Whitworth University
Whitworth University is a private nonprofit university in Spokane, Washington, with 1,858 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 67% within six years and costs $23,009 a year after aid.
67%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention78%
4-year graduation57%
Pell Grant share36%
Federal loans56%
$23,009net price / year
90%admission rate
1220average SAT
67%graduate in 6 years
$64,055median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#604 of 1,704 for earnings#1,094 of 1,739 for lowest net price#476 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,182 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
- $69,684tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $55,450
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $55,450
- Average net price
- $23,009national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,276
$30,001–48,000$13,183
$48,001–75,000$13,433
$75,001–110,000$23,840
$110,001+$32,965
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–670
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 540–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college67%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college36%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 67%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 57%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 71%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,964
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,055middle 50%: $41,399–$91,080
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$91,080
Median, Whitworth University$64,055
Lower quarter$41,399
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
- 1,858
- Part-time
- 1.5%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 22.5
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,332 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,375
- Endowment, end of year
- $202,119,120
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White63%
Hispanic13%
Black2.3%
Asian3.7%
Two or more races10%
U.S. nonresident5.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.1%
Unknown0.9%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management13%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies13%
Social sciences10%
Education9.1%
Psychology8.2%
Visual & performing arts6.6%
Computer & information sciences5.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.7%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 237066. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7996977.