Whittier College
Whittier, CA · Private four-year · Suburb: Large
813undergraduates
81%admitted
Test-blind (scores not considered)SAT/ACT
$32,436average net price per year
63%graduate in 6 years
53%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 2,797
- Admitted
- 2,388
- Admit rate
- 81%
- Admit rate, women
- 87%
- Admit rate, men
- 84%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 6%
- First-year students
- 145
- SAT/ACT
- Test-blind (scores not considered)
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Not considered |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Not considered |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
32 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (2)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (38 awarded)
- Business Statistics Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (25 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (8)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Digital Arts Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Graphic Design Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Music Technology Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (23 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (23 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (22 awarded)
Social sciences (4)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Child Development Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (3)
- Economics and Computer Science Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- International/Globalization Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Mathematics and Computer Science Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (6 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Engineering (1)
- Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (2)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Physical sciences (1)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Graduate programs (2)
- Education, General Master's
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $49,864
- Housing and food on campus
- $15,623
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,000
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $67,487
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $67,487
- Total cost living at home
- $52,364
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $22,678 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $30,119 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $28,096 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $27,433 |
| Over $110,000 | $35,090 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 99%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $32,008
- Got a grant from the college
- 99%
- Average grant from the college
- $28,187
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 32%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 58%
- Average amount borrowed
- $6,611
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 55%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 61%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 63%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 66%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 63%
- Transferred to another college
- 27%
- Came back for year two
- 53%
| Pell grant students | 59% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 61% |
| Neither | 71% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 284 | 71% |
| Men | 235 | 54% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 100% (small group) |
| Asian | 36 | 69% |
| Black | 33 | 45% |
| Hispanic | 271 | 67% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 33% (small group) |
| White | 113 | 55% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 73% |
| International | 15 | 60% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 445 | 66% | 29% |
| Started here, part-time | 4 | 25% (small group) | 75% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 91 | 78% | 19% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 1 | 0% (small group) | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 859
- Undergraduates
- 813
- Full-time undergraduates
- 787
- Part-time undergraduates
- 26
- Graduate students
- 46
- Students per faculty member
- 8 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 61%
- From out of state
- 12%
- From other countries
- 22%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 6%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 16%
| Women | 59% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 5% |
| Black | 4% |
| Hispanic | 49% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 23% |
| Two or more races | 7% |
| Race unknown | 0% |
| International | 12% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- 13406 E Philadelphia Street, Whittier, CA, 90601
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.