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"Indeed, when asked what kind of person should come here, the first thing a Whitman student is likely to say is, 'If you're not willing to get involved, don't bother to come here.' By 'involved' that student would mean in one's studies, with one another, with teachers, and in campus life."
-Loren Pope
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CHARACTER |
- Whitman is an independent, co-educational, non-sectarian, residential, liberal arts and sciences undergraduate college.
- Whitman received its charter as a four-year, degree-granting college in 1883.
- Historic Walla Walla, recently named 'Friendliest Town in America', is in the scenic, sunny southeastern corner of Washington, 3 hours from Spokane, 4 from Portland and 4.5 hours from Seattle.
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WORTH NOTING |
- Whitman College’s 88% graduation rate is one of the highest west of the Mississippi River.
- Whitman’s library, health center, and computer labs are open 24/7.
- The Princeton Review's annual The Best Colleges publication consistently gives high rankings to Whitman for Professors Get High Marks, Best College Theater, Everyone Plays Intramural Sports, Best Classroom Experience, School Runs Like Butter, Happiest Students, Best College Radio Station, Best Quality of Life, Lots of race/Class Interaction, and Class Discussions Are Encouraged.
- More than 50 percent of alumni contribute annually to the annual fund. The percentage of alumni financial support places Whitman among the top 3 colleges in the West.
- In 2011 thirty-nine Whitties won prestigious academic scholarships including 5 Fulbrights, 1 Watson Fellowship and 5 Princeton in Africa and Asia Fellowships.
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ENROLLMENT |
- 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio
- Students are from 45 states and 30 countries.
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FACULTY & ACADEMICS |
- 98% of full-time faculty hold the most advanced degree in their field; there are no teaching assistants.
- Combined programs in engineering (with California Institute of Technology, Columbia University, Duke University, Washington University in St. Louis, and the University of Washington), computer science (with University of Washington), oceanography (with University of Washington), forestry (with Duke), environmental management (with Duke), and education (with the University of Puget Sound).
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TUITION & FEES |
- Comprehensive Fee: $52,056
- Estimated costs for books/supplies: $1,400
- 74% of students receive financial assistance.
- Average financial aid package: $31,000
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CAMPUS LIFE |
- 70% of students live on campus.
- More than 22 music groups and ensembles; 8 theatre productions staged per year.
- Whitman’s parliamentary and policy debate teams consistently compete for national championships.
- NCAA Division III, Northwest Conference, 8 varsity teams for men and 8 for women; 7 club teams for men and 8 for women, and 10 intramural sports. The men’s and women’s road cycling and Ultimate Frisbee teams have won numerous national championships.
- Recent speakers on campus have included Maya Angelou; Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They Carried; Ben Stein, award-winning TV personality; Eric Schlosser, Author of Fast Food Nation; Donald Hall, U.S. Poet Laureate; Saul Williams, award-winning Slam Poet; Judy Shepard, Matthew Shepard Endowed Lecture Series; Anne E. Pusey, Director of the Jane Goodall Institute for Primate Studies; Bruce Babbitt, Former Secretary of the Interior; Daniel Ellsberg, “Pentagon Papers” Activist; William Shultz, Director of Amnesty Int’l; Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Environmental Lawyer; Ralph Nader, Political Activist; Juan Williams, Author and Journalist; Sherman Alexie, noted Native American author and Diane Rehm, NPR News Personality.
- Recent concerts include Death Cab for Cutie, Pink Martini, Guster, Maroon 5, Ben Folds, O.A.R., and Reel Big Fish.
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ACADEMIC PROFILE OF ENTERING CLASS |
- Average GPA: 3.85 unweighted
- Middle 50% SAT composite scores: 630-730 CR (and) 630-710 WR
- Middle 50% ACT score: 28-32
- 65% of students ranked in the top 10% of their high school class.
- 19% are students of color
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