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Whitman College

Women's D3 Coach: Heidi Colford
Profile
Size
2 / 10
1,475 Undergrads / 1,475 Students
Cost
10 / 10
$41,822 Net Price
Selectivity
7 / 10
56% Admitted
  • Team Conference

    Northwest Conf. (NWC)

  • College Type

    4-year, Private non-profit

  • Campus Type

    City: Small

Student Body
Gender
  • Male
  • Female
Enrollment
  • Full Time
  • Part Time
Geography
  • In-State
  • Out-of-state
  • Foreign
  • Other
Ethnicity
  • White
  • Black
  • Asian
  • Latino
  • Foreign
  • Other
Student-to-faculty Ratio
9 to 1
Return For Sophomore Year
90%
Overall Graduation Rate
90%
Graduate On Time / in 6 Years
80% / 90%
Calendar System
Semester
Religious Affiliation
None
Housing
On campus housing is provided and is not required for incoming freshman

Other includes American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, two or more races and unknown race / ethnicity.

Team Road Trips

Most road games are played in Washington. The team also plays at neutral sites, including Boise.

Recruit Commits
2022
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Teagan Huff Edmonds Woodway High School Edmonds, WA Def
 
2017
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Hannah Miller Lakeridge Lake Oswego, OR Mid
Sage Ali Dawson School CO Att
 
2016
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Hailey Mount Hockaday School Lewisville, TX Def
Nina Moore Waynflete School Freeport, ME Mid
Mary Noyes North Yarmouth Academy Freeport, ME Mid
Ellie Teare Holderness School Yarmouth, ME Mid
Abbey Dias Eastside Catholic Redmond, WA Mid
Olivia Engle Curtis University Place, WA Mid
Claire Pinger Oregon Episcopal School Portland, OR Def
 
2015
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Lindsay Schwartz Stevenson IL Att
Keifer Nace Waldorf Santa Fe, NM Mid
Maddie Florer Sammamish Bellevue, WA Att
Chantal Arnold Cowichan Duncan, BC Att
Unofficial list from public sources and recruit submissions.
Commitment has been verified or submitted from a trusted source
Location
345 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA, 99362 See Directions
Team Videos
Where Grads Live
  • Greater Seattle Area
  • Portland Oregon Area
  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Richland/Kennewick/Pasco Washington Area
  • Greater New York City Area
  • Greater Los Angeles Area
  • Washington D.C. Metro Area
  • Greater Denver Area
  • Spokane Washington Area
  • Greater Boston Area
  • Boise Idaho Area
  • Greater San Diego Area
  • Eugene Oregon Area
  • Phoenix Arizona Area
  • Anchorage Alaska Area
Where Grads Work
  • Microsoft
  • University of Washington
  • Boeing
  • Amazon
  • Whitman College Pioneer
  • Wells Fargo
  • Nordstrom
  • T-Mobile
  • Starbucks
  • King County WA
  • Intel Corporation
  • U.S. Department of State
  • Teach For America
  • Google
  • UCSF
What Grads Do
  • Education
  • Research
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Media and Communication
  • Operations
  • Sales
  • Legal
  • Community and Social Services
  • Healthcare Services
  • Marketing
  • Finance
  • Information Technology
  • Consulting
  • Arts and Design
  • Program and Project Management
Data from
Niche Grades
Overall Experience
Student Life
Professor Rating
Academics
Athletics
Campus
Academics
Test Scores
SAT
Critical Reading
600 - 720
Math
610 - 740
Total
1310 - 1490
ACT
English
30 - 35
Math
25 - 31
Composite
28 - 33

This range represents the middle half of incoming freshman from the 25th to 75th percentile. The writing component is now optional and no longer reported. Historical writing ranges: 600 - 710 for SAT; 8 - 10 for ACT

GPA
SAT Math
SAT Reading
ACT

This distribution represents incoming freshman test scores and GPA on 4.0 scale.

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Admissions
 
Total
Male
Female
Applicants 4,823 1,978 2,836
% Admitted 56% 55% 57%
% Admits That Enroll 16% 17% 15%
Incoming Freshman Average GPA 3.69
  • Accepted
  • Denied
  • Applied
  • Waitlisted
  • Admission Considerations
     
    Required
    Recommended Rec.
    High School GPA
    High School Rank
    High School Transcript
    College Prep Classes
    Recommendations
    Demonstrate Competencies
    Admission Test Scores
    Other Tests (Wonderlic, etc.)
    TOEFL (English proficiency)
    Majors / Programs

    Degrees offered by popularity. Type = Bachelor.

    Social Sciences (22%)
    Biological & Biomedical Sciences (18%)
    Visual & Performing Arts (11%)
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General (10%)
    Research and Experimental Psychology, Other (9%)
    Psychology (9%)
    Physical Sciences (9%)
    Mathematics & Statistics (6%)
    Political Science and Government, General (5%)
    Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (5%)
    Economics, General (5%)
    Fine/Studio Arts, General (4%)
    Sociology (4%)
    English Language and Literature, General (3%)
    English Language & Literature (3%)
    Computer & Information Sciences (3%)
    Foreign Languages (3%)
    Financial
    Net Price

    Average net price = sticker price - financial aid.

    $41,822

    Average net price by income for incoming freshman receiving financial aid.

    Net price for all students (private non-profit and for profit institutions).

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    Sticker Price

    Sticker price = estimated total cost of attendance.

     
    Undergraduate
     
    On Campus
    Tuition & Fees$53,820
    Books & Supplies$1,400
    Cost of Living$13,512
    Personal Expenses$800
     
    Sticker Price$69,532

    Personal expenses includes laundry, transportation, entertainment and furnishings.

    Financial Aid

    88% of full-time, incoming freshman receive financial aid.

     
    Receiving Aid %
    Avg. Aid Amount
    Type of Aid
    Grant or Scholarship86%$26,260
    Federal Grants11%$6,527
    Pell Grants11%$4,989
    Other Federal4%$3,803
    State & Local Grants1%$8,705
    Institutional Grants86%$25,282
     
    Student Loans50%$6,680
    Federal Loans50%$5,153
    Other Loans4%$22,576

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    All financials shown for full-time, incoming freshman.

     
    Total Amount
    Per Student
    Endowment
    Financial Assets $561 Million $380,346

    Value of endowment assets at fiscal year end.

    Debt

    Total federal debt after graduation for undergrad borrowers: $19,000.

    Total cumulative student debt by percentile.

     
    Total Principal
    Monthly Payment
    10 Year Repayment $17,477 $202

    Most student loans have a grace period before repayment begins.

    3 Year Avg. Default Rate: 0.9%

    Avg. rate for colleges with lacrosse is 5.1%.

    Total federal debt excludes private student loans and parent PLUS loans. Cumulative debt cohort includes 356 students.

    Salary

    Earnings 10 years after enrollment: $51,300

    Earnings of former students working by percentile.

    Earnings of former students who received federal financial aid. Figures shown are median.

    Payback

    How long until this college investment pays off: 6.23 years.

    Median debt and foregone earnings divided by median earnings. Foregone earnings assumes 4 years to graduation; at this school, 80% of students graduate on time.

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    Campus Safety
     
    On Campus
    In Residence Halls In Res. Halls
    Criminal Offenses
    Murder - -
    Negligent Manslaughter - -
    Rape 6 6
    Fondling 3 2
    Incest - -
    Statutory Rape - -
    Robbery - -
    Aggravated Assault - -
    Burglary 1 1
    Motor Vehicle Theft 1 -
    Arson - -

    In Residence Halls are a subset of On Campus statistics. Murder includes non-negligent manslaughter.

    The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here. Statistics represent 3-year average data.

    Data from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

    Carnegie Classifications
    Category
    Classification
    Basic ClassificationBaccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
    Undergrad InstructionArts & sciences focus, no graduate coexistence
    Graduate InstructionNot classified (Exclusively Undergraduate)
    Enrollment ProfileExclusively undergraduate four-year
    Undergrad ProfileFour-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
    Size and SettingFour-year, small, highly residential

    Carnegie classifications provide a framework for evaluating comparable schools.

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