by our College Data Analytics TeamThis guide covers the real cost of attending Whitman College, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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Published attendance costs at Whitman College comes to about $75,042.00 per academic year.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $64,050.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $10,992.00 |
| Total cost | $75,042.00 |
| That is 129% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $75,042.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$44,779.00 |
| Net price | $30,263.00 |
| That is 8% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $75,042.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$64,525.00 |
| Net price | $10,517.00 |
| That is 68% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into tuition and fees plus living costs. |
Costs have trended upward in recent years at about 4.6% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. Below, the cost is projected across a degree for three students at once — low-income with aid, average aid, and no aid. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Freshman year | $11,000.00 | $31,652.00 | $78,487.00 |
| Senior year | $12,585.00 | $36,214.00 | $89,799.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $47,123.00 | $135,597.00 | $336,234.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $17,952.00 | $51,657.00 | $128,093.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $542.00 | $1,560.00 | $3,869.00 |
| Total amount paid | $65,075.00 | $187,254.00 | $464,327.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Freshman year | $11,000.00 | $31,652.00 | $78,487.00 |
| Senior year | $11,505.00 | $33,105.00 | $82,090.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $22,505.00 | $64,757.00 | $160,577.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $8,573.00 | $24,670.00 | $61,174.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $259.00 | $745.00 | $1,848.00 |
| Total amount paid | $31,078.00 | $89,428.00 | $221,750.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the Net Price section.
The net price is the real out-of-pocket cost — what families pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied. For most students, this is the more useful number than published tuition because it reflects the real out-of-pocket cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $33,313.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $35,506.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $19,307.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $19,724.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $28,426.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $27,829.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $47,254.00 |
Run your own numbers with the Whitman College Net Price Calculator, or get in touch with the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the financial aid breakdown.
Median graduate debt at Whitman College comes to $12,000.00, placing the school in the Low ($10-20k) burden tier.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,500.00 |
| 25th | $9,971.00 |
| Median (50th) | $12,000.00 |
| 75th | $23,438.00 |
| 90th | $27,500.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt page.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500.00 |
| Middle income | $13,542.00 |
| High income | $12,000.00 |
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $13,124.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $11,941.00 |
First-generation graduates from Whitman College carry $1,183.00 more median debt than continuing-generation peers.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Whitman College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 0.8% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Whitman College reach $27,617,649.00 spread across 2,505 loan recipients.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 8 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $39,309.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the college veterans page.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about Whitman College, think through the questions below:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.