by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is Whittier? College Factual’s diversity report reveals the truth and stats about diversity at Whittier. We analyzed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to discover how diverse the standard college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Whittier total enrollment is approximately 852 students. 822 are undergraduates and 30 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Whittier undergraduate population is made up of 59.5% women, and 40.5% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Whittier Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 390 | 47.4% |
| White | 189 | 23.0% |
| International | 103 | 12.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 56 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 42 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 3.6% |
| Unknown | 10 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 60.0% of full-time grad students are women, and 40.0% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Whittier Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 17 | 56.7% |
| White | 11 | 36.7% |
| Asian | 1 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 3.3% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 407 | 47.8% |
| White | 200 | 23.5% |
| International | 103 | 12.1% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 56 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 43 | 5.0% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 3.6% |
| Unknown | 10 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.2% |
Whittier College faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 57.3% |
| Hispanic | 18.8% |
| Asian | 13.5% |
| International | 5.2% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 1.0% |
| Unknown | 1.0% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 507 female students and 345 male students at Whittier.
Whittier College faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
The undergraduate student body is split among 15 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| California | 133 | 83.1% |
| Nevada | 5 | 3.1% |
| Utah | 5 | 3.1% |
| Washington | 4 | 2.5% |
| Oregon | 2 | 1.2% |
Whittier welcomes roughly 12.1% international (nonresident) students, enhancing the global diversity of the campus.
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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