Whitman College is committed to providing an excellent, well-rounded liberal arts and sciences undergraduate education. It is an independent, nonsectarian, and residential college. Whitman offers an ideal setting for rigorous learning and scholarship and encourages creativity, character, and responsibility.
Through the study of humanities, arts, and social and natural sciences, Whitman's students develop capacities to analyze, interpret, criticize, communicate, and engage. A concentration on basic disciplines, in combination with a supportive residential life program that encourages personal and social development, is intended to foster intellectual vitality, confidence, leadership, and the flexibility to succeed in a changing technological, multicultural world.
Whitman College is a co-educational, non-sectarian residential undergraduate liberal arts college in Walla Walla, Washington.
In 1836 the missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman established a medical mission and a school a few miles from the modern-day city of Walla Walla to serve the Cayuse Indians and immigrants on the Oregon Trail. After the Whitmans were killed in the 1847 Whitman Massacre, the Rev. Cushing Eells resolved to establish a school in their honor. The Washington Territorial Legislature granted a charter to Whitman Seminary on December 20, 1859. On November 28, 1883, the legislature amended the charter, changing the name to Whitman College and the school to a four-year, degree-granting college. The modern-day Whitman College has no religious affiliation.
In 1913, Whitman became the first college or university in the nation to require undergraduate students to complete comprehensive oral and written examinations in their major fields. Individual majors also require an extensive project in the form of either a written or multimedia thesis or a presentation or recital. In 1920, a Phi Beta Kappa Chapter was installed, the second for any college in the Pacific Northwest.
The campus includes streams, record-holding trees and numerous outdoor sculptures. It is built around Ankeny Field, which provides structure to the architectural layout, but also serves as a popular social destination on warm days. College Creek meanders through the main campus, forming ponds (most notably Lakum Duckum) and providing a habitat for Whitman's many ducks.
About 75% of the student body resides in school housing. Two of eight residence halls date to the early 1900s and several residence buildings are of neoclassical architectural design. There are eleven "Interest House" residences which are mostly of Victorian and classical design. Academic facilities are newer and of more modern design.
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| Percent of Students International: | 3% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 56% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Northwest Conference) Baseball (Northwest Conference) Track (Northwest Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 28,400 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 240 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,000 | 9% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 2,033 | 16% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 11,546 | 78% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,898 | 47% | |
Any Aid: |
87% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 47% (Highly Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 82% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 620, Math: 620 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 720, Math: 700 |
| Application Fee: | $ 45.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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19 months ago
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I'm in Eugene, OR, and I know something of these two.
As for Whitman, take a look at the web page for Loren Pope's little book, "Colleges That Change Lives". Whitman is one of the 40 schools that he raves about.
http://www.ctcl.com/colleges/whitman/index.htm
His book is a lot better than the web page. I bet your HS library has a copy; if your school has some sort of college counselor, I'm sure she'll have a copy, too. Definitely worth reading.
I'd also add that Walla Walla is a wonderful, clean and beautiful small city. I have been there and liked it a lot.
Oregon State. Up the road 40 miles. PAC 10 university. Big school. Corvallis is sort of the classical college town. There's other businesses there (like Hewlett Packard), but the U dominates everything. Like all large schools, you won't get much individual attention like you would at a small school. On the other hand, large schools offer everything, which small schools cannot.
Depends on what you want. These two schools are very different. If you like one a lot, you'll hate the other. Because of this, you definitely should visit both campuses. (Pope's book has good advice on how to do this visit right.) After you visit, your decision will probably be easy.
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