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Whitman College
Whitman College is a brand-new residential college at Princeton University. It just opened in fall 2007. Everybody is ecstatic that Princeton has finally gotten back to building buildings in the collegiate gothic style. (Everybody, that is, except modernist architects.)

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General Information

Address:

Whitman College
345 Boyer Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362

Control:

Private

Academic Calendar:

Semester

Religious Affiliation:

None

Founded:

1883

Web Site:

www.whitman.edu

Main Phone:

(509) 527-5111

Admissions Phone:

(509) 527-5176

Student Body

Full-Time Undergraduates:

1,445

Part-Time Undergraduates:

36

Total male Undergraduates:

670

Total Female Undergraduates:

811

Admissions

Overall Acceptance Rate:

50%

Early Decision Acceptance Rate:

76%

Regular Acceptance Rate:

48%

Total Applicants:

2,497

Total Acceptances:

1,246

Freshman Enrollment:

385

Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):

31%

Early Decision Available?

Yes

Early Action Available?

No

Early Decision One Deadline:

November 15

Early Decision One Notification:

December 15

Regular Decision Deadline:

January 15

Regular Decision Notification:

April 1

Must-Reply-By Date:

May 1

Applicants Placed on Waiting List:

398

Applicants Accepted from Waiting List:

121

Students Enrolled from Waiting List:

2

Transfer Applications Received:

97

Transfer Applications Accepted:

36

Transfer Students Enrolled:

14

Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:

37%

Common Application Accepted?

Yes

Supplemental Forms?

Yes

Admissions E-Mail:

admission@whitman.edu

SAT I or ACT Required?

Either

SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):

1260–1440

SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):

640–730

SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):

620–710

Freshman Retention Rate:

94%

Top 10% of High School Class:

57%

Application Fee:

$45

Financial Information

Tuition:

$28,640

Room and Board:

$7,470

Books and Supplies:

$1,250

Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):

$19,483

Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:

62%

Students Who Received Aid:

45%

Financial Aid Phone:

(509) 527-5178

Financial Aid E-Mail:

finaid@whitman.edu

Financial aid Web Site:

www.whitman.edu/financial_aid