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Whitman College

Walla Walla, WA · Private · Small city

Private institution in Walla Walla, WA · 1,523 undergraduates · 50% acceptance rate · $67,589 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$35,5061,846th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$61,4921,936th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$61,4921,936th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$75,0421,850th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,437484th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$67,589325th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,594832nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
81.0%198th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
88.7%284th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
50.0%267th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1365123rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3176th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,5231,102nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
14.7%1,932nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 211 mi (SEA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$60
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 40 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$38,829$42,682
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$37,568$26,353
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$35,060$27,584
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$33,993$33,993
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors$25,194—
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$25,194$18,868
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$25,194$25,194
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$22,485$33,993
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$20,140$22,999
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$20,140—
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Whitman College’s 1,523 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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