Whittier College Overview

Located in Whittier, California, Whittier College is a private not-for-profit institution. Whittier is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Whittier College Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Whittier is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Whittier.
• In <nil>, 72% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Whittier bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $60,015 a year. That's about 47% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Whittier student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Whittier College?

Contact details for Whittier are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	13406 E Philadelphia Street, Whittier, CA 90601
Phone:	562-907-4205
Website:	www.whittier.edu

How Do I Get Into Whittier?

You can apply to Whittier online at: www.commonapp.org/school/whittier-college

Admission Requirements for Whittier

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Whittier?

The acceptance rate at Whittier College is 82%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 11% of students accepted to Whittier submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 680. Math scores were between 530 and 660.

Whittier received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 31. Math scores were between 19 and 27. Composite scores were between 23 and 28.

Can I Afford Whittier College?

The overall average net price of Whittier is $36,222. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Whittier, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $6,503 a year. That adds up to $26,012 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Whittier is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Whittier College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,325 undergraduate students at Whittier, with 1,276 being full-time and 49 being part-time.

There are also 62 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,276 full-time undergraduates at Whittier, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Whittier College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	69
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	540
White	265
International Students	81
Other Races/Ethnicities	272

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Whittier College. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 33 countries are represented at Whittier. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Japan, and Canada.

Online Learning at Whittier College

In 2020-2021, 362 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Whittier has changed over the last few years.

This is the #1,689 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Whittier regardless of major.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Geographer at English Wikipedia under License

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