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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Location Spokane, WA
Population 550,000
Website https://www.whitworth.edu/
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Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,855
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 78%
From Region 5%
Athletes 37.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
Hispanic 13%
Mixed 10%
International 6%
Asian 4%
Native American 2%
Black 2%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2012 Men: 38.4% 38.4% 2013 Men: 60.7% 60.7% 2014 Men: 40.9% 40.9% 2015 Men: 34.2% 34.2% 2016 Men: 42.6% 42.6% 2017 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2018 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2019 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2020 Men: 38.4% 38.4% 2021 Men: 43.6% 43.6% 2022 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2023 Men: 42.7% 42.7% 2024 Men: 45.5% 45.5%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2012 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 3.4% 3.4% 2024 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2011 Asian: 5.8% 5.8% 2012 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2013 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2014 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 Asian: 5.0% 5.0% 2016 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2017 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2018 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2019 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2020 Asian: 6.8% 6.8% 2021 Asian: 6.5% 6.5% 2022 Asian: 4.9% 4.9% 2023 Asian: 4.6% 4.6% 2024 Asian: 5.3% 5.3% 2011 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2012 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2013 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2015 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2016 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2022 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2023 Black: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2011 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2012 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2013 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2014 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2015 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2016 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2017 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2018 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3% 2019 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2020 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2021 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2022 Hispanic: 10.1% 10.1% 2023 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2024 Hispanic: 12.5% 12.5% 2011 White: 84.9% 84.9% 2012 White: 87.0% 87.0% 2013 White: 85.7% 85.7% 2014 White: 84.0% 84.0% 2015 White: 82.3% 82.3% 2016 White: 79.4% 79.4% 2017 White: 80.7% 80.7% 2018 White: 77.7% 77.7% 2019 White: 78.5% 78.5% 2020 White: 71.2% 71.2% 2021 White: 70.9% 70.9% 2022 White: 68.9% 68.9% 2023 White: 66.8% 66.8% 2024 White: 63.7% 63.7% 2011 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2015 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2018 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 International: 3.6% 3.6% 2021 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 International: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2024 International: 2.9% 2.9%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2021 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2022 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2024 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2025 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 Asian: 4.6% 4.6% 2021 Asian: 4.5% 4.5% 2022 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2023 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2024 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2025 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2020 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2021 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2023 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2024 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2025 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Hispanic: 11.9% 11.9% 2021 Hispanic: 13.1% 13.1% 2022 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0% 2023 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0% 2024 Hispanic: 12.3% 12.3% 2025 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0% 2020 White: 64.9% 64.9% 2021 White: 64.0% 64.0% 2022 White: 63.8% 63.8% 2023 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2024 White: 63.6% 63.6% 2025 White: 62.8% 62.8% 2020 International: 4.4% 4.4% 2021 International: 3.8% 3.8% 2022 International: 4.6% 4.6% 2023 International: 5.5% 5.5% 2024 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2025 International: 5.6% 5.6%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 342 43% / 57% 7% $58,238 38 96%
General Engineering 11 — 91% / 9% 0% — — —
Computer Science 26 +1 77% / 23% 27% $104,870 97 100%
Applied Mathematics 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $82,386 84 —
Applied Mathematics 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $81,787 83 —
Chemistry 15 +1 40% / 60% 0% $45,995 9 92%
Mathematics 9 +2 33% / 67% 0% $71,305 70 100%
Physics 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $93,477 92 91%
Physics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $96,138 93 —
Bioinformatics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $56,345 33 —
Biological and Physical Sciences 57 — 35% / 65% 2% $54,781 28 93%
Biology 23 — 43% / 57% 9% $46,111 10 94%
Environmental Science 4 — 25% / 75% 25% $50,900 18 —
Environmental Studies — +1 — — $50,871 18 —
Community Health 10 — 20% / 80% 0% $57,472 36 —
Kinesiology 13 +2 69% / 31% 0% $43,474 7 94%
Nursing — — — — $84,235 85 —
Sport Studies — — — — $43,474 7 94%
Economics 18 — 61% / 39% 39% $87,457 88 100%
Christian Studies 4 +5 75% / 25% 0% $41,458 5 90%
Communication Studies 16 +2 12% / 88% 19% $52,715 22 100%
English 19 +4 26% / 74% 0% $52,952 23 95%
French 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% — — —
History 10 +2 70% / 30% 0% $49,142 14 —
International Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,994 18 —
Liberal Studies — — — — $51,751 20 88%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,287 19 —
Philosophy 2 — 50% / 50% 50% $46,377 10 —
Political Science 10 +1 40% / 60% 0% $68,944 66 95%
Psychology 36 — 33% / 67% 6% $52,739 22 98%
Social Sciences — — — — $50,147 16 —
Sociology 15 +3 20% / 80% 0% $45,284 9 97%
Spanish — +2 — — $48,946 14 95%
Art 7 +1 29% / 71% 0% $35,152 2 —
Drama and Theatre Arts 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $35,337 2 —
Fine Arts Management — — — — $36,712 3 —
Graphic Design 10 +1 20% / 80% 10% $47,241 11 —
Music 6 +2 67% / 33% 0% $27,843 1 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 59 56% / 44% 14% $66,527 61 95%
Accounting 19 — 47% / 53% 26% $77,081 79 92%
Business Administration 30 — 63% / 37% 3% $61,180 47 99%
Marketing 10 — 50% / 50% 20% $62,517 51 89%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 40 22% / 78% 0% $51,901 20 94%
Education — — — — $54,808 28 —
Elementary Education 31 — 19% / 81% 0% $51,863 20 94%
Secondary Education 7 +12 43% / 57% 0% $51,863 20 94%
Special Education — +5 — — $54,862 28 —
Art Education 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Music Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,355 24 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $56,581
ROI Percentile 40th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 62%
6-Year Graduation Rate 71%
Transfer-Out Rate 21%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 80.3% 80.3% 2012 Graduated: 75.9% 75.9% 2013 Graduated: 73.9% 73.9% 2014 Graduated: 75.2% 75.2% 2015 Graduated: 75.0% 75.0% 2016 Graduated: 72.6% 72.6% 2017 Graduated: 75.0% 75.0% 2018 Graduated: 78.5% 78.5% 2019 Graduated: 75.3% 75.3% 2020 Graduated: 77.0% 77.0% 2021 Graduated: 75.4% 75.4% 2022 Graduated: 75.7% 75.7% 2023 Graduated: 68.4% 68.4% 2024 Graduated: 70.9% 70.9%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 81.1% 81.1% 2012 Men: 73.9% 73.9% 2013 Men: 71.1% 71.1% 2014 Men: 71.1% 71.1% 2015 Men: 72.3% 72.3% 2016 Men: 69.3% 69.3% 2017 Men: 75.0% 75.0% 2018 Men: 76.7% 76.7% 2019 Men: 73.1% 73.1% 2020 Men: 75.0% 75.0% 2021 Men: 72.0% 72.0% 2022 Men: 72.4% 72.4% 2023 Men: 66.2% 66.2% 2024 Men: 71.4% 71.4% 2011 Women: 79.7% 79.7% 2012 Women: 77.2% 77.2% 2013 Women: 76.1% 76.1% 2014 Women: 78.9% 78.9% 2015 Women: 76.9% 76.9% 2016 Women: 74.9% 74.9% 2017 Women: 74.9% 74.9% 2018 Women: 79.7% 79.7% 2019 Women: 76.8% 76.8% 2020 Women: 78.5% 78.5% 2021 Women: 77.2% 77.2% 2022 Women: 78.1% 78.1% 2023 Women: 70.0% 70.0% 2024 Women: 70.5% 70.5%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 73.1% 73.1% 2012 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2013 Asian: 63.2% 63.2% 2014 Asian: 91.7% 91.7% 2015 Asian: 57.1% 57.1% 2016 Asian: 75.0% 75.0% 2017 Asian: 62.5% 62.5% 2018 Asian: 78.3% 78.3% 2019 Asian: 70.0% 70.0% 2020 Asian: 73.8% 73.8% 2021 Asian: 65.8% 65.8% 2022 Asian: 75.9% 75.9% 2023 Asian: 69.6% 69.6% 2024 Asian: 64.9% 64.9% 2011 Hispanic: 91.7% 91.7% 2012 Hispanic: 76.9% 76.9% 2013 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4% 2014 Hispanic: 59.3% 59.3% 2015 Hispanic: 73.9% 73.9% 2016 Hispanic: 68.3% 68.3% 2017 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2018 Hispanic: 58.7% 58.7% 2019 Hispanic: 64.3% 64.3% 2020 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2021 Hispanic: 67.4% 67.4% 2022 Hispanic: 73.3% 73.3% 2023 Hispanic: 62.0% 62.0% 2024 Hispanic: 62.1% 62.1% 2011 White: 81.2% 81.2% 2012 White: 76.2% 76.2% 2013 White: 74.8% 74.8% 2014 White: 76.0% 76.0% 2015 White: 78.1% 78.1% 2016 White: 73.6% 73.6% 2017 White: 78.7% 78.7% 2018 White: 80.4% 80.4% 2019 White: 77.6% 77.6% 2020 White: 80.1% 80.1% 2021 White: 79.1% 79.1% 2022 White: 76.0% 76.0% 2023 White: 72.0% 72.0% 2024 White: 75.1% 75.1%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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 26.1% 115 33% / 67% 5% $52,361 21 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 18.6% 82 39% / 61% 4% $52,387 21 93%
Business & Economics 17.5% 77 57% / 43% 19% $71,420 70 96%
Education 8.6% 38 24% / 76% 0% $51,863 20 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 7.7% 34 44% / 56% 0% $65,054 57 94%
Arts 7.0% 31 29% / 71% 3% $38,364 3 95%
Computer Science 5.9% 26 77% / 23% 27% $104,870 97 100%
Health Sciences 5.2% 23 48% / 52% 0% $49,560 15 94%
Engineering 2.5% 11 91% / 9% 0% — — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 4 25% / 75% 25% $50,900 18 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 86% 85% 75%

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

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 47.7% 47.7% 2012 Acceptance: 52.2% 52.2% 2013 Acceptance: 64.5% 64.5% 2014 Acceptance: 74.8% 74.8% 2015 Acceptance: 62.4% 62.4% 2016 Acceptance: 88.6% 88.6% 2017 Acceptance: 89.0% 89.0% 2018 Acceptance: 90.8% 90.8% 2019 Acceptance: 91.4% 91.4% 2020 Acceptance: 91.0% 91.0% 2021 Acceptance: 91.5% 91.5% 2022 Acceptance: 90.5% 90.5% 2023 Acceptance: 86.8% 86.8% 2024 Acceptance: 89.8% 89.8% 2011 Yield: 15.6% 15.6% 2012 Yield: 17.4% 17.4% 2013 Yield: 22.7% 22.7% 2014 Yield: 19.5% 19.5% 2015 Yield: 20.6% 20.6% 2016 Yield: 20.6% 20.6% 2017 Yield: 17.9% 17.9% 2018 Yield: 20.5% 20.5% 2019 Yield: 19.6% 19.6% 2020 Yield: 17.0% 17.0% 2021 Yield: 14.8% 14.8% 2022 Yield: 12.2% 12.2% 2023 Yield: 13.4% 13.4% 2024 Yield: 13.9% 13.9%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 7,040 7,040 2012 Applicants: 6,936 6,936 2013 Applicants: 4,044 4,044 2014 Applicants: 4,247 4,247 2015 Applicants: 4,545 4,545 2016 Applicants: 3,262 3,262 2017 Applicants: 3,166 3,166 2018 Applicants: 3,731 3,731 2019 Applicants: 3,817 3,817 2020 Applicants: 3,915 3,915 2021 Applicants: 3,944 3,944 2022 Applicants: 4,126 4,126 2023 Applicants: 4,740 4,740 2024 Applicants: 4,197 4,197 2011 Admitted: 3,356 3,356 2012 Admitted: 3,624 3,624 2013 Admitted: 2,609 2,609 2014 Admitted: 3,175 3,175 2015 Admitted: 2,837 2,837 2016 Admitted: 2,889 2,889 2017 Admitted: 2,818 2,818 2018 Admitted: 3,387 3,387 2019 Admitted: 3,488 3,488 2020 Admitted: 3,563 3,563 2021 Admitted: 3,607 3,607 2022 Admitted: 3,735 3,735 2023 Admitted: 4,113 4,113 2024 Admitted: 3,768 3,768 2011 Enrolled: 523 523 2012 Enrolled: 631 631 2013 Enrolled: 593 593 2014 Enrolled: 619 619 2015 Enrolled: 584 584 2016 Enrolled: 596 596 2017 Enrolled: 505 505 2018 Enrolled: 696 696 2019 Enrolled: 683 683 2020 Enrolled: 607 607 2021 Enrolled: 534 534 2022 Enrolled: 455 455 2023 Enrolled: 553 553 2024 Enrolled: 525 525

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 18%
SAT Range 1090 – 1330
SAT Math Range 540 – 660
SAT RW Range 550 – 670

SAT Composite

25th 75th
1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2016 25th: 1000 1000 2017 25th: 1090 1090 2018 25th: 1090 1090 2019 25th: 1050 1050 2020 25th: 1050 1050 2021 25th: 1070 1070 2022 25th: 1110 1110 2023 25th: 1100 1100 2024 25th: 1090 1090 2016 75th: 1260 1260 2017 75th: 1310 1310 2018 75th: 1290 1290 2019 75th: 1290 1290 2020 75th: 1270 1270 2021 75th: 1280 1280 2022 75th: 1350 1350 2023 75th: 1320 1320 2024 75th: 1330 1330

SAT Math

25th 75th
500 550 600 650 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2016 25th: 500 500 2017 25th: 540 540 2018 25th: 540 540 2019 25th: 520 520 2020 25th: 530 530 2021 25th: 530 530 2022 25th: 540 540 2023 25th: 540 540 2024 25th: 540 540 2016 75th: 620 620 2017 75th: 650 650 2018 75th: 640 640 2019 75th: 640 640 2020 75th: 630 630 2021 75th: 640 640 2022 75th: 660 660 2023 75th: 650 650 2024 75th: 660 660

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
500 550 600 650 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2016 25th: 500 500 2017 25th: 550 550 2018 25th: 550 550 2019 25th: 530 530 2020 25th: 520 520 2021 25th: 540 540 2022 25th: 570 570 2023 25th: 560 560 2024 25th: 550 550 2016 75th: 640 640 2017 75th: 660 660 2018 75th: 650 650 2019 75th: 650 650 2020 75th: 640 640 2021 75th: 640 640 2022 75th: 690 690 2023 75th: 670 670 2024 75th: 670 670

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2021 Submitted: 35.0% 35.0% 2022 Submitted: 37.0% 37.0% 2023 Submitted: 25.0% 25.0% 2024 Submitted: 18.0% 18.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.