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Whitman College

Walla Walla, WA · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
40.2%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
13.4%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
96.8%
Total cost — out-of-state
—
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$16,524

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,468
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students1,468

Admissions

Total applicants6,950
Total admitted2,791
Total enrolled373
Overall admit rate40.2%
Admit rate — women47.2%
Admit rate — men31.5%
Yield rate13.4%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification dateMid December
# admitted under ED plan114
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date——
EA notification date——
Restrictive Early Action?——

Test Scores

% submitting SAT25.0%
% submitting ACT9.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile650
SAT EBRW 75th %ile740
SAT Math 25th %ile660
SAT Math 75th %ile770
ACT Comp 25th %ile29
ACT Comp 75th %ile33
% in top 10% of HS class52.0%
% in top 25% of HS class83.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state——
Tuition — out-of-state——
Required fees——
Room and board——
Total cost — in-state——
Total cost — out-of-state——

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$59,565
Avg % of need met96.8%
% with 100% of need met34.0%
Avg merit grant (no need)$28,061
Avg loan debt at graduation$16,524

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist863
# admitted from waitlist33
Waitlist admit rate3.9%
Transfer applicants (total)152
Transfer admit rate53.3%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio10:1
% faculty full-time94.3%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)38.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$33,313Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)90.1%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)73.9%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate87.6%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$56,804Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant15.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan45.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full32.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress42.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress8.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time1.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white56.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino13.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races6.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international14.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women47.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men52.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white68.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino7.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown7.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences23.3%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences16.3%
Visual And Performing Arts14.1%
Physical Sciences9.6%
Psychology8.2%
English Language And Literature/Letters6.7%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services4.6%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics4.6%