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Whitman College
345 Boyer Ave, Walla walla, 99362 -  View Map
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    Whitman College is committed to providing an excellent, well-rounded liberal arts and sciences undergraduate education. It is an independent, nonsectarian, and residential college. Whitman offers an ideal setting for rigorous learning and scholarship and encourages creativity, character, and responsibility.
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School Overview:
  Whitman College
County Walla Walla County, WA
Title IV Eligible Yes
Carnegie Classification Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I
Institution Level 4 or more years
Institution Control Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate 1,480 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 32 students
Total Enrollment 1,512 students
Total Dormitory Capacity 840 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 92 %
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 10 %
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $4,528
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 12%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $3,564
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 83%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $11,663
% Students Receiving Loans 59%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $3,586
School Notes:
  • Whitman College is an independent, non-sectarian, residential liberal arts and sciences undergraduate college located in the Pacific Northwest. It is dedicated to excellence in teaching, personal growth, and the promotion of scholarship, character, courage, and leadership.
  • Forty-two departmental majors lead to a Bachelor of Arts degree. Whitman offers combined 3-2 engineering and computer science programs with Caltech, Columbia, University of Washington, Washington University in St. Louis, and Duke; 3-2 oceanography and biology or geology with the University of Washington; 3-2 forestry and environmental management programs with Duke; a 3-2 master’s degree program with the Monterey Institute of International Studies; a 3-3 law program with Columbia Law School; and a 4-1 education program with Bank Street College of Education.
  • Through the study of humanities, arts, and social and natural sciences, Whitman’s students develop capacities to analyze, interpret, criticize, communicate, and engage. A concentration on basic disciplines, in combination with a supportive residential life program that encourages personal and social development, is intended to foster intellectual vitality, confidence, leadership, and the flexibility to succeed in a changing technological, multicultural world.
  • The college is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and the American Chemical Society.
  • Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.
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