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Whittier landed the #1,317 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Whittier is also ranked #127 out of 161 schools in California.
The acceptance rate at Whittier College is 75%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Whittier is a good fit for you.
About 9% of students accepted to Whittier submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 650. Math scores were between 590 and 690.
At Whittier, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Whittier College is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Whittier College is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Whittier the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 59%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Whittier College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,490 undergraduates at Whittier with 1,455 being full-time and 35 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,984 | $20,239 | $23,034 | $29,194 | $31,681 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Whittier, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Whittier, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $7,785 a year. That adds up to $31,140 over four years for those students.
Get more details about the location of Whittier College.
Contact details for Whittier are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 13406 E Philadelphia Street, Whittier, CA 90601 |
| Phone: | 562-907-4205 |
| Website: | www.whittier.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 46 | $24,055 |
| Business Administration & Management | 43 | $40,073 |
| General Biology | 31 | $32,139 |
| General Education | 25 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 24 | NA |
| General Psychology | 23 | $30,321 |
| General Social Sciences | 21 | $20,660 |
| Romance Languages | 20 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 19 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 18 | $29,616 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 306 students took at least one online class at Whittier College. This is a decrease from the 362 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 306 | 7 |
| 2021-2022 | 362 | 12 |
| 2020-2021 | 192 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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