Whitman College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 85,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,660 (59%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,576
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 36%
From Region 16%
Athletes 274 (18.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
International 15%
Hispanic 13%
Mixed 6%
Asian 5%
Black 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Whitman College 417 47% 62% 6% 2% 10% 12% $56,566 4 -1.14 15 95%
Computer Science 19 +3 74% 53% 11% 5% 5% 16% $117,411 47 -0.22 97 — — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 4 — 75% 0% 50% 0% 0% 25% $108,878 22 -0.32 94 — — — — —
Human Computer Interaction — — — — — — — — $76,945 44 -0.27 65 — — — — —
Applied Chemistry — — — — — — — — $59,087 6 -1.21 21 — — — — —
Astronomy 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $82,758 50 -0.06 75 — — — — —
Astrophysics 7 — 57% 57% 14% 0% 0% 0% $82,969 51 -0.04 75 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 80% 60% 0% 0% 0% 20% $59,115 6 -1.20 21 — — — — —
Financial Mathematics — — — — — — — — $90,754 32 -0.57 83 — — — — —
Geochemistry — — — — — — — — $55,682 13 -0.85 14 — — — — —
Geology 6 — 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,006 12 -0.91 12 — — — — —
Geology 15 +2 53% 67% 0% 0% 13% 13% $54,967 11 -0.91 12 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 +2 83% 67% 17% 0% 0% 0% $77,235 48 -0.31 66 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,698 50 -0.25 68 — — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $92,224 34 -0.52 85 — — — — —
Physics 2 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,627 54 +0.00 76 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $83,506 54 -0.01 76 — — — — —
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $54,847 5 -1.32 12 — — — — —
Biology 25 — 36% 68% 4% 8% 0% 8% $45,332 1 -2.45 3 89% — — — —
Environmental Biology 11 — 9% 45% 0% 0% 18% 18% $44,090 4 -1.36 3 — — — — —
Human Biology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,692 5 -1.34 12 — — — — —
Molecular Biosciences 17 — 47% 59% 12% 0% 6% 24% $52,821 3 -1.66 9 — — — — —
Neuroscience 13 — 15% 46% 15% 0% 8% 8% $51,196 7 -1.38 7 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,441 20 -0.78 9 — — — — —
Economics 37 +3 76% 41% 5% 8% 5% 30% $89,016 45 -0.34 82 100% — — — —
Economics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $89,016 45 -0.34 82 100% — — — —
Mathematical Economics 7 — 29% 43% 29% 0% 0% 29% $86,483 39 -0.43 79 — — — — —
Chinese 2 +2 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $47,644 15 -0.93 5 — — — — —
Classical Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,529 8 -1.02 4 — — — — —
English 22 +1 18% 73% 5% 5% 5% 9% $35,738 1 -2.03 1 94% — — — —
Ethics 4 — 25% 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% $50,928 21 -0.79 7 — — — — —
Ethnic Studies 4 +3 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,865 17 -0.82 5 — — — — —
French 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,157 16 -0.88 5 — — — — —
German 4 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $47,704 15 -0.92 5 — — — — —
Hispanic Studies 6 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 83% 17% $49,414 19 -0.78 6 — — — — —
History 9 +1 56% 78% 0% 11% 0% 11% $46,252 7 -1.04 4 — — — — —
History 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,057 10 -0.96 4 — — — — —
Japanese 5 — 80% 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% $48,027 16 -0.89 5 — — — — —
Philosophy 6 +2 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $51,295 22 -0.76 7 — — — — —
Religion 2 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,270 32 -0.44 4 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Writing 6 +3 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,319 6 -1.23 2 — — — — —
Anthropology 6 — 50% 67% 17% 0% 0% 0% $51,604 34 -0.48 8 — — — — —
Anthropology 6 — 17% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $51,746 34 -0.47 8 — — — — —
Environmental Psychology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,985 16 -0.92 5 — — — — —
Political Science 16 +6 56% 69% 6% 0% 12% 12% $55,242 7 -1.25 13 96% — — — —
Political Science 7 +2 0% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $55,242 7 -1.25 13 96% — — — —
Psychology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,999 16 -0.92 5 — — — — —
Psychology 32 +5 34% 72% 6% 0% 12% 3% $47,810 5 -1.49 5 — — — — —
Social Sciences 3 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,515 34 -0.49 8 — — — — —
Sociology 20 +2 30% 70% 5% 0% 15% 10% $51,337 30 -0.50 7 — — — — —
Art 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $31,824 3 -1.61 1 — — — — —
Art History 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $33,804 4 -1.40 1 — — — — —
Design and Visual Communications — — — — — — — — $50,955 23 -0.71 7 — — — — —
Film Studies 18 +3 72% 61% 6% 0% 17% 17% $32,732 1 -2.38 1 — — — — —
Music 9 — 78% 56% 0% 0% 11% 22% $31,380 4 -1.65 1 — — — — —
Studio Art 18 — 28% 44% 11% 6% 22% 6% $31,763 3 -1.61 1 — — — — —
Theatre 6 — 50% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $31,638 3 -1.53 1 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $66,253
ROI Percentile 15th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 60%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
Transfer-Out Rate 12%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 22.1% 92 34% 73% 5% 0% 12% 5% $51,085 15 -1.04 7 96% —
Humanities 18.0% 75 40% 65% 3% 4% 13% 9% $44,220 3 -1.24 3 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 16.5% 69 32% 58% 7% 3% 7% 13% $48,495 1 -1.83 5 89% —
Arts 14.1% 59 51% 61% 7% 2% 14% 12% $32,096 1 -1.83 1 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 12.0% 50 64% 66% 4% 0% 6% 12% $68,629 21 -0.59 46 — —
Business & Economics 11.0% 46 70% 43% 9% 7% 4% 28% $88,631 68 -0.35 81 100% —
Computer Science 5.5% 23 74% 43% 17% 4% 4% 17% $115,927 60 -0.24 97 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,441 16 -0.78 9 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.8M #261 1% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.2M #336 22% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #397 10% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.2M #346 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #322 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #284 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.9M #415 8% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 37 $136K $129K $6K
Baseball 34 $417K $371K $46K
Soccer 25 $212K $192K $19K
Basketball 19 $363K $350K $12K
Swimming 18 $177K $147K $30K
Tennis 16 $313K $259K $54K
Golf 9 $132K $117K $14K
Total 142 $1.8M $1.6M $183K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 30 $231K $220K $11K
Track & Field (combined) 24 $103K $99K $3K
Lacrosse 19 $211K $191K $19K
Volleyball 19 $234K $203K $31K
Swimming 16 $164K $138K $26K
Tennis 13 $210K $182K $28K
Basketball 12 $352K $328K $23K
Golf 8 $122K $109K $12K
Total 132 $1.6M $1.5M $157K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 61 $239K $229K $9K
Soccer 55 $443K $413K $30K
Baseball 34 $417K $371K $46K
Swimming 34 $342K $285K $56K
Basketball 31 $715K $679K $36K
Tennis 29 $524K $441K $82K
Lacrosse 19 $211K $191K $19K
Volleyball 19 $234K $203K $31K
Golf 17 $254K $227K $27K
Total 274 $4.7M $4.3M $374K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 40%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Early Decision 1 Nov 15
Early Action Dec 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 71% 8%
Early Decision 36% 36% 4%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 34%
SAT Range 1190 – 1410
SAT Math Range 660 – 770
SAT RW Range 650 – 740