Whitman College
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 42 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 39 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing3 · 7.1%
- No Data39 · 92.9%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Action history · 2
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationNorthwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Apr 2017Renewal of AccreditationNorthwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 339 students received $2.0M in Pell grants, alongside $4.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 208 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Whitman College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus8
- Non-campus2
Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Whitman College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Whitman College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectWhitman College | 81% | — | 1,561 | $33,313 | Baccalaureate |
| 68% | 72.2% | 1,864 | $38,394 | Baccalaureate | |
| 71% | 24.6% | 1,358 | $33,013 | Baccalaureate | |
| 93% | 7.1% | 1,700 | $19,285 | Baccalaureate | |
| 91% | 9.6% | 1,393 | $28,849 | Baccalaureate | |
| 70% | 77.0% | 1,310 | $29,053 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 76% | 24.6% | 1,477 | $31,033 |
Institutions like Whitman College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Whitman College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateWashington
University of Puget Sound
Grad rate68%Admit rate72.2%Enrollment1,864Net price$38,394View data - BaccalaureateOregon
Reed College
Grad rate71%Admit rate24.6%Enrollment1,358Net price$33,013View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Pomona College
Grad rate93%Admit rate7.1%Enrollment1,700Net price$19,285View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Claremont McKenna College
Grad rate91%Admit rate9.6%Enrollment1,393Net price$28,849View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Westmont College
Grad rate70%Admit rate77.0%Enrollment1,310Net price$29,053View data
Whitman College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research provides data and analytical support to Whitman College faculty and administration and serves as a major repository for information on many aspects of the college, analyzing and interpreting these data for planning and policy decisions.
Visit IR office page- Neal ChristophersonDirector of Institutional Research
- Cynthia CohnAssistant Director of Institutional Research
Common Data Set
Whitman College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C17,243 applied → 2,763 admitted (38.2%) → 390 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Selective — 38.2% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Women were admitted at 1.4× the rate of Men (43.8% vs 31.1%).
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1330–1470 (median 1410).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 29–33 (median 31).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
Waitlist outcome
C21,223 offered a waitlist spot, 1,160 accepted it, 12 admitted (1.0% of those who stayed on).
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Where grant aid comes from
H193% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H540% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $25,640 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 81%; first-year retention 89%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 9 pts below the overall rate (72% vs 81%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I369% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~36% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B214% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1152 transfer applicants → 63 admitted (63.0%) → 29 enrolled
Source publications
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