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University or college · Private nonprofit

Whitman College

Walla Walla, WA

Whitman College is a private nonprofit college in Walla Walla, WA, with about 1,544 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,544
1,544 undergrad
Admission rate
38%
lower than at 91% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$33,313
higher than at 90% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
81%
higher than at 89% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$67,589
higher than at 91% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Whitman College

What you pay depends heavily on your income

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $13,567 a year after grants. Families over $110,000 pay $47,679, 4 times as much. What it costs ↓

Family background barely changes what graduates earn

Ten years after starting, students from lower-income families earn a median $68,347, about the same as the $69,043 earned by students from families making over $75,000. Outcomes ↓

A large share of international students

14% of undergraduates come from outside the U.S.. The students ↓

Rent in Walla Walla is below the state median

Median rent in Walla Walla is $1,323 a month, 25% below the state median. Living in Walla Walla ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $78,092 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $64,050Room & board $15,080Books & supplies $1,400

After grants, the average family on aid pays $33,313.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$21,915

About $87,660 over 4 years · 72% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Whitman College?

38%

of applicants admitted

About 8 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
670–740
SAT math
640–740
ACT
29–33

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1410.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
81%
within 6 years · Pell students 76%
Come back for year two
87%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$67,589
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$18,437
about $195 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

5.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$195 a month against about $3,800 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

93%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 99% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$68k
Middle income$30–75k
$67k
Higher incomeover $75k
$69k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Social sciences 23%Biology 16%Visual & performing arts 14%Physical sciences 10%Psychology 8%English 7%Everything else 22%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Research and Experimental Psychology53 graduates a year
—not reported
Economics32 graduates a year · typical debt $16,500
$88k4 yrs out
Biology, General30 graduates a year
$20k1 yr out
Computer and Information Sciences, General22 graduates a year
—not reported
Political Science and Government19 graduates a year · typical debt $16,750
$52k4 yrs out
Philosophy18 graduates a year
—not reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology17 graduates a year
—not reported
Fine and Studio Arts17 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,531 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 56%Hispanic 13%Black 3%Asian 5%Two or more 6%International 14%

Women and men

Women 57%Men 43%
10 : 1
students per teacher
16%
get Pell grants (lower income)
54%
take federal loans
2%
undergrads 25 or older
1%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Walla Walla

8% of Walla Walla’s 34,058 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Walla Walla pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Whitman College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Walla Walla Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Walla Walla
2.7 mi2,373 students
Walla Walla UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · College Place
3.2 mi1,392 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.