Whitman College
Walla Walla, Washington · Private · 1,531 undergraduates · whitman.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
40%
of 6,950 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1310 to 1480
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$90,850Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Whitman College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
40% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$90,850
a year in 2027-28, from a $90,850 sticker price
What to do with your 1400
Send your score
About 72% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1250, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Testing Policy | Whitman College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan5Early Decision II · January 5, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
40%
of applicants were admitted: 2,791 of 6,950 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding. 21% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
863 students were offered a spot; 33 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 22% of them sent SAT scores and 8% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1310 to 1480
Reading and Writing 650 to 740
Math 660 to 770
ACT composite 29 to 33
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160045%
- 1200 to 139943%
- 1000 to 119912%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.91
- 4.010%
- 3.75 to 3.9947%
- 3.50 to 3.7422%
- 3.25 to 3.4915%
- 3.00 to 3.243.8%
- 2.50 to 2.992.5%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$90,850
a year
- Tuition$72,040
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$15,180
- $30,001 to $48,000$20,281
- $48,001 to $75,000$20,982
- $75,001 to $110,000$24,834
- Over $110,000$39,342
Financial aid
97%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$60,770
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
26%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $31,904 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 15-Nov
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 15-Jan
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
32 of 32
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $7,200Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | General Degree Credit |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | General Degree Credit |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | General Degree Credit |
| Biology | 5 | 4 | Biology 101 without Lab |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 3 | Mathematics 125 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 6 | Mathematics 125,126 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 3 | Mathematics 125 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3 | Chemistry 125 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | General Degree Credit |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | General Degree Credit |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | Computer Science 167 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | General Degree Credit |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 4 | RWPD 170 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 4 | General Degree Credit |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | General Degree Credit |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 4 | General Degree Credit |
| European History | 5 | 4 | General Degree Credit |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | French 205 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | German 205 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | General Degree Credit |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | General Degree Credit |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | Latin 106 |
| Macroeconomics | 5 | 4 | Economics 102 |
| Microeconomics | 5 | 4 | Economics 101 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 3 | Music 101 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 5 | 4 | Physics 155 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | Psychology 110 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | Hispanic Studies 205, 206 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | General Degree Credit |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | Mathematics 128 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | General Degree Credit |
| United States History | 5 | 4 | History 106 |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 4 | General Degree Credit |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
75%
Come back for a second year
87%
Typical earnings
$70,813
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Whitman College$57,319
- All colleges$69,240
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 2 majors here have earnings data.
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