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Whittier College

Whittier, California

https://www.whittier.edu

#346 National Colleges

57.11% Admission Rate
Somewhat Selective

1,770 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
  • Four-year, full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, small, highly residential
  • Hispanic-Serving Institution
Whittier College is a private liberal arts college in Whittier, California. It is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and, as of fall 2019, had approximately 1,700 (undergraduate and graduate) students.

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Location

City
Whittier, California

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Locale
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 20.5%
Social Sciences 16.3%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 11.2%
Psychology 9.0%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 8.7%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 7.3%
English Language And Literature/Letters 7.0%
Visual And Performing Arts 5.3%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 2.8%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 2.8%
History 2.5%
Physical Sciences 2.3%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.7%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 1.1%
Natural Resources And Conservation 1.1%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0.3%

Cost

Tuition
$49,514.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
68.53%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$24,570.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1135 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 600 555 510
Verbal 620 574 528

ACT Scores

23 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 0 0 0
English 0 0 0