WHITMAN COLLEGE J-14

345 Boyer Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362-2083
Tel: (509)527-5111; 877-462-9448
Admissions: (509)527-5176
Fax: (509)527-4967
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.whitman.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1859. Setting: 117-acre small town campus. Endowment: $289.4 million. Research spending 2003-04: $426,727. Educational spending 2003-04: $11,978 per student. Total enrollment: 1,481. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 10:1. 2,497 applied, 50% were admitted. 59% from top 10% of their high school class, 92% from top quarter, 98% from top half. 36 National Merit Scholars, 57 valedictorians. Full-time: 1,445 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 36 students, 56% women, 44% men. Students come from 44 states and territories, 26 other countries, 58% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 2% black, 9% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 1% 25 or older, 56% live on campus, 1% transferred in. Retention: 95% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: social sciences and history; biological/life sciences; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, co-op programs. Off campus study at American University, Associated Colleges of the Midwest, Great Lakes Colleges Association, Columbia University. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early decision, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 1 recommendation, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview, SAT II: Writing Test. Entrance: very difficult. Application deadlines: 1/15, 11/15 for early decision plan 1, 1/1 for early decision plan 2. Notification: 4/1, 12/15 for early decision plan 1, 1/23 for early decision plan 2.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $45. Comprehensive fee: $34,286 includes full-time tuition ($26,870), mandatory fees ($236), and college room and board ($7180). College room only: $3300. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $1120 per credit.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 60 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 36% of eligible men and 34% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Associated Students, outdoor program, Center for Community Service. Major annual events: Renaissance Faire, Choral Contest, Interest House Block Party. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 882 college housing spaces available; 830 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: coed, women-only housing available. Penrose Library plus 1 other with 356,731 books, 20,000 microform titles, 2,000 serials, 6,548 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $1.4 million. 397 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.