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Whittier College

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Acceptance Rate

80.8%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

1140–1340

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$49,864

Undergrad Enrollment

812

Applicants

2,797

Yield Rate

6.1%

Student:Faculty

8:1

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What you pay

$25,757/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $103,028 over four years.

What grads earn

$55,853/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$50,445 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.8 years of pay.

77% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

7.9%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

37%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

3.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Whittier College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$21,718
$30–48k$19,928
$48–75k$24,973
$75–110k$26,718
Over $110k$30,599

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

66%

Completion · all

67%

Completion · Pell

64%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

67%

Median debt

$24,937

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
2,797
Admitted
2,38885.4%
Enrolled
1456% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Rape1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation53% / 47%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball56Basketball15Soccer40Swimming11Tennis10Track & Field12Water Polo19

Women's

Basketball12Lacrosse16Soccer34Softball21Swimming11Tennis4Track & Field14Volleyball20Water Polo11

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General38 grads
Psychology, General25 grads
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies23 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General23 grads
Kinesiology and Exercise Science22 grads
English Language and Literature, General17 grads
Child Development14 grads
Graphic Design8 grads
Sociology7 grads
Film/Cinema/Video Studies7 grads

4yr Grad Rate

60%

6yr Grad Rate

64%

Retention Rate

66%

Median Earnings

$59,492