Whittier College

Location and Affiliation:

Whittier College is located in Whittier, CA, population 85,368.
Affiliation: Private.

Population:

Whittier’s enrollment is 1535 students.

• 58% female
• 3% black
• 25% Hispanic
• 9% Asian
• 1% American Indian
• 4% international

78% of applicants are admitted. Freshman return at a rate of 77%.

Professor to Student Ratio:

1:13

Academic Level:

• University of Texas is a Level 3 school
• The average high school GPA is 3.4
• The middle 50% range of ACT scores is 20-26
• The middle SAT range is Verbal 480-590, Math 470-590, Composite 950-1180

Most Popular Majors:

• Business 22%
• Biology 7%
• Social Sciences 21%
• Psychology 16%
• English 10%

Graduates:

55% graduate after 6 years.

Application:

• Admission fee is $50
• The admission application deadline is December 1
• The financial aid deadline is March 2, priority deadline is February 1

Generosity:

Average need met is 90%.

Features:

Whittier College, a four-year, independent, liberal arts college, was founded by members of the Religious Society of Friends in 1887. The college’s founders named it in honor of Quaker poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier, who died in 1892 without ever having seen the college. Though it continues to honor its Quaker heritage, the college has been a secular institution since the 1940s.

Whittier is situated on 74 acres just 18 miles southeast of Los Angeles offering small town charm and the opportunities of a metropolitan community. The library features a room housing Richard M. Nixon’s vice-presidential artifacts. More than 26 percent of Whittier’s student body is Hispanic–one of the highest percentages among the 73 independent colleges in California. Endowments total $55 million.

Contact:

Whittier College Admissions 1-562-907-4870.

Learn more about Whittier College. http://www.whittier.edu