Whitman College

Walla Walla, WA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
40.2%
2,791 admitted
SAT · 50th
6-yr grad
75.3%
Retention 89.2%
Undergrads
1,468
10:1 S-F
Admissions
40.2%
2,791 admitted
from 6,950 apps
Applications6,950
Overall admit rate40.2%
Enrolled373 · 13.4% yield
Admitted from waitlist33 of 863
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsCharacter, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
SAT composite · 50th %ile
SAT
255075
R&W650700740
Math660720770
Comp
ACT
255075
Comp293233
Cost & aid
tuition not reported
Room & board$15,080
Books$1,400
Avg need-based grant$60,770
% need met97.1%
Avg debt at graduation$29,538
Academics
10 : 1
student-faculty ratio
89.2% retention
Student-faculty10 : 1
Retention89.2%
4-year graduation60.1%
6-year graduation75.3%
Enrollment
1,468
undergraduates
37.0% out-of-state · 41 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates1,468
Full-time97%
Female60%
Out-of-state37.0%
International (freshmen)41
Rankings
#58
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#5826
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#20426
NicheBest Colleges in America#30526
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#37826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceNorthwest Conference4
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingWashington colleges7
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$60
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/15 → 3/1 → 5/1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decision11/15 · binding
Early decision 21/10
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLwww.whitman.edu/admission-and-aid/applyi…
Admissions emailadmission@whitman.edu
Admissions phone527-5176
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Reed College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Reed College OR · Private (nonprofit)29.2%14101K
Colorado College CO · Private (nonprofit)22.1%13401K
Lewis & Clark College OR · Private (nonprofit)71.2%1K
Willamette University OR · Private (nonprofit)77.1%1K
Occidental College CA · Private (nonprofit)44.2%14401K
University of Puget Sound WA · Private (nonprofit)72.4%12901K
Sewanee — The University of the South TN · Private (nonprofit)12901K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Whitman College

8 years of Whitman College's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.