Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 85,000
Map of the United States

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 19.8%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Whitman College 417 47% / 53% 12% $57,329 23 96%
Computer Science 19 +3 74% / 26% 16% $96,029 91
Computer and Information Sciences $83,739 81
Human Computer Interaction $72,794 65
Mathematics and Computer Science 4 75% / 25% 25% $89,449 86
Applied Chemistry $64,066 43
Astronomy 4 25% / 75% 25% $74,813 69
Astrophysics 7 57% / 43% 0% $76,095 71
Chemistry 5 80% / 20% 20% $63,833 42
Financial Mathematics $79,803 77
Geochemistry $59,477 29
Geology 15 +2 53% / 47% 13% $58,607 27
Geology 6 67% / 33% 0% $58,721 27
Mathematics 6 +2 83% / 17% 0% $75,694 70
Mathematics 1 100% / 0% 0% $73,977 67
Mathematics and Statistics 3 67% / 33% 33% $80,156 77
Physics 2 +2 100% / 0% 0% $74,664 68
Physics 1 100% / 0% 100% $74,667 68
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology $56,754 21
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2 100% / 0% 0%
Biology 25 36% / 64% 8% $55,363 18 96%
Environmental Biology 11 9% / 91% 18% $49,623 9
Human Biology 1 0% / 100% 0% $55,452 18
Molecular Biosciences 17 47% / 53% 24% $56,961 22
Neuroscience 13 15% / 85% 8%
Environmental Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $52,566 12
Economics 37 +3 76% / 24% 30% $89,016 86 100%
Economics 2 100% / 0% 0% $89,016 86 100%
Economics $89,016 86
Mathematical Economics 7 29% / 71% 29% $83,532 81
Anthropology 6 17% / 83% 0% $51,667 11
Anthropology 6 50% / 50% 0% $52,628 13
Chinese 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $51,620 11
Classical Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $50,237 9
English 22 +1 18% / 82% 9% $35,738 2 94%
Environmental Psychology 1 0% / 100% 0% $51,219 11
Ethics 4 25% / 75% 0%
Ethnic Studies 4 +3 0% / 100% 0% $48,767 8
French 1 0% / 100% 0%
German 4 100% / 0% 50% $51,291 11
Hispanic Studies 6 33% / 67% 17% $49,783 9
History 9 +1 56% / 44% 11% $48,743 8
History 3 67% / 33% 0% $50,181 9
Japanese 5 80% / 20% 0% $51,583 11
Philosophy 6 +2 67% / 33% 17% $49,204 8
Political Science 7 +2 0% / 100% 0% $48,324 7 90%
Political Science 16 +6 56% / 44% 12% $48,324 7 90%
Psychology 32 +5 34% / 66% 3% $50,818 10
Psychology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Religion 2 +2 100% / 0% 0% $50,016 9
Rhetoric and Writing 6 +3 33% / 67% 0% $40,642 3
Social Sciences 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $52,273 12
Sociology 20 +2 30% / 70% 10% $50,743 10
Art 5 40% / 60% 0% $37,930 2
Art History 3 0% / 100% 33% $38,158 2
Design and Visual Communications $48,784 8
Film Studies 18 +3 72% / 28% 17% $39,635 2
Music 9 78% / 22% 22% $38,361 2
Studio Art 18 28% / 72% 6% $37,985 2
Theatre 6 50% / 50% 0% $36,599 2

Financial

Tuition & Fees $66,253
ROI Percentile 23th

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 40.0% 167 37% / 63% 7% $47,896 7 92%
Life & Natural Sciences 16.5% 69 32% / 68% 13% $54,698 16 96%
Arts 14.1% 59 51% / 49% 12% $38,409 2
Physical Sciences & Math 12.0% 50 64% / 36% 12% $67,502 53
Business & Economics 11.0% 46 70% / 30% 28% $88,181 85 100%
Computer Science 5.5% 23 74% / 26% 17% $94,885 90
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 3 0% / 100% 0% $52,566 12

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 40%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Early Decision 1 Nov 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%

Standardized Tests

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