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).
#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.
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.
$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).
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.