Whittier College

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• 13406 E Philadelphia Street
  Whittier , CA 90601
  (562) 907-4205
  WWW.whittier.edu Campus Virtual Tour

  Setting

  Large suburb

  Enrollment

  1,607

  Full time

  1,333

  Part time

  274

  Men full time

  610

  Women full time

  723

  Region Campus Street View

  Mission Statement

  -

  Whittier College More Information

  Type of School

  Four or more years , Private not-for-profit

  Religious affiliation

  None

  Highest degree offered

  Masters and First-professional

  Calendar

  Four-one-four plan

  Distance learning opportunities

  No

  Whittier College Diversity

  American Indian/Alaskan Native

  1%

  Asian/Pacific Islander

  8%

  Black/Non-Hispanic

  4%

  Hispanic

  28%

  White/Non-Hispanic

  47%

  Non-Resident Alien

  3%

  Race/ethnicity unknown

  10%

  Enrollment statistics are for a 12-month period as of 2007.

• Whittier College Admission Basics

  Admissions office phone number

  -

  Open admission policy

  No

  Undergraduate Application fee

  $50

  Applied

  2,414

  Admitted

  1,474

  Enrolled

  311

  Admitted %

  61%

  Whittier College Admission factors

  Admission test scores

  Required

  Secondary school GPA

  Required

  Secondary school rank

  Required

  Secondary school record

  Required

  TOEFL

  Required

  Completion of college preparatory program

  Required

  Recommendations

  Required

  Formal demonstration of competencies

  Neither required nor recommended

  Whittier College Admission statistics

  Students submitting SAT

  97%

  SAT 1 Verbal 25^th percentile score

  480

  SAT 1 Verbal 75^th percentile score

  590

  SAT 1 Math 25^th percentile score

  475

  SAT 1 Math 75^th percentile score

  600

  Students submitting ACT

  28%

  ACT Composite 25^th percentile score

  20

  ACT Composite 75^th percentile score

  26

• Whittier College Cost

  In-State Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $30,160

  Out-of-state Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $30,160

  Books and Supplies

  $800

  On-campus room and board

  $8,750

  Off-campus room and board

  -

  Whittier College Financial Aid

  Students Receiving Aid

  90%

  Receiving Federal Grants

  24% , $2,032 on average

  Receiving Institutional Aid

  88% , $9,613 on average

  Receiving Student Loans

  71% , $3,100 on average

• Whittier College Programs & Majors

  Graduates in 2007/2008 academic year.

  Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Asian Studies/Civilization	0	0	0
  Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Biochemistry	3	0	0
  Biology/Biological Sciences, General	21	0	0
  Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Business Administration and Management, General	54	0	0
  Business Statistics	0	0	0
  Education	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Education, General	0	69	0
  Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	0	0	0
  English Language and Literature/Letters	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  English Language and Literature, General	25	0	0
  Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Child Development	18	0	0
  Foreign languages, literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  French Language and Literature	5	0	0
  Spanish Language and Literature	4	0	0
  History	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  History, General	17	0	0
  Legal Professions and Studies	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Law	0	0	0
  Legal Professions and Studies, Other	0	9	0
  Mathematics and Statistics	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Mathematics, General	5	0	0
  Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  International/Global Studies	2	0	0
  Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Environmental Science	0	0	0
  Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Health and Physical Education, General	29	0	0
  Philosophy and Religious Studies	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Philosophy	3	0	0
  Religion/Religious Studies	1	0	0
  Physical Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Chemistry, General	1	0	0
  Physics, General	1	0	0
  Psychology	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Developmental and Child Psychology	0	0	0
  Psychology, General	17	0	0
  Public Administration and Social Service Professions	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Social Work	4	0	0
  Social Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Anthropology	1	0	0
  Economics, General	2	0	0
  International Relations and Affairs	0	0	0
  Political Science and Government, General	34	0	0
  Social Sciences, General	24	0	0
  Social Sciences, Other	0	0	0
  Sociology	12	0	0
  Visual and Performing Arts	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Art/Art Studies, General	13	0	0
  Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	6	0	0
  Music, General	5	0	0

• Whittier College Deadlines

  Early decision deadline

  -

  Early action deadline

  Dec 1st

  College will notify student of early decision by

  -

  College will notify student of early action by

  Dec 30th

  Priority application deadline

  Feb 1st

  Financial aid priority deadline

  Mar 1st

  Regular application deadline

  No closing date

  Fall application deadline

  -

  SAT Reasoning / ACT scores due

  -

  SAT Subject score report due

  -

  Financial aid deadline

  Jun 30th

  Transfer priority application deadline

  Apr 15th

  Transfer priority financial aid deadline

  Feb 1st

  Transfer application closing date

  -

  Transfer deadline for filing financial aid forms

  -

  College will notify student by

  -

  College will notify student of transfer decision by

  -

  College will notify student of financial aid decisions on or about

  -

  Student must reply to acceptance by

  May 1st

  Student must reply to financial aid decision by

  Jun 1st

  Deadline for housing deposit

  May 1st

• Whittier College Admin Settings

  College Profile Override

  -

  Scholarship Calculator Link

  -

  Facebook Link

  -

  Twitter Username

  -

  Virtual Tour Link

  http://www.whittier.edu/AdmissionAndAid/VideoTour/

  Enable Regional Events

  -

  Whittier College Sports

  National Collegiate Athletic Association Membership

  Member of National Collegiate Athletic Association

  Football program

  -

  Basketball program

  -

  Baseball program

  -

  Cross country/track program

  -

  Whittier College Military Programs

  ROTC

  No

  Army

  No

  Navy

  No

  Air Force

  No

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