Washington

Whitman College

Walla Walla, Washington

Private nonprofitBachelor's degreesFounded 1859Small citySEVP certified
Whitman College campus
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About

Whitman College is a private liberal arts college in Walla Walla, Washington, United States. The school offers 53 majors and 33 minors in the liberal arts, and it has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1. Founded as a seminary by a territorial legislative charter in 1859, the school became a four-year degree-granting institution in 1882 and abandoned its religious affiliation in 1907. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and competes athletically in the NCAA Division III as a member of the Northwest Conference.

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Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state)
US$66,610
Estimated total for international students
US$81,247
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International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates
1,531
International undergraduates
14%
Students per teacher
10 to 1

Admissions

Admission rate
38%
SAT
Reading and writing 670–740 · Maths 640–740
ACT
29–33

Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.

Outcomes

Graduation rate
75%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
US$70,813

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (49)

Bachelor's degrees49 subjects
AnthropologyApplied MathematicsArea StudiesAstronomy and AstrophysicsBehavioral SciencesBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiology, GeneralChemistryClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyCommunication and Media StudiesComputer ScienceComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralDesign and Applied ArtsDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyEconomicsEngineering, GeneralEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFine and Studio ArtsGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsHistoryHuman BiologyHuman Computer InteractionLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMathematical EconomicsMathematicsMathematics and Computer ScienceMathematics and Statistics, OtherMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNeurobiology and NeurosciencesPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, OtherPublic HealthReligion/Religious StudiesResearch and Experimental PsychologyRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial Sciences, OtherSociologyStatistics

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.