Whittier College Teaching Programs

Whittier College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Whittier, California. Whittier is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Whittier?

With an acceptance rate of 75%, Whittier may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 51% of accepted students are men and 49% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% 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 550 and 650. Math scores were between 590 and 690.

Whittier received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 33. Math scores were between 22 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 30.

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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

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 2022-2023, 306 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.

Whittier College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Master’s	TOTAL
General Education	25	25
TOTAL	25	25

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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