Whitman College vs University of La Verne (ULV)

Whitman College and University of La Verne, two distinct institutions of higher learning, offer unique educational experiences to their students. Whitman College, a private liberal arts college in Walla Walla, Washington, boasts a highly selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of 49%, while University of La Verne, a private university in La Verne, California, offers a more accessible admissions process with an acceptance rate of 75%. Both institutions offer a diverse range of undergraduate programs, with popular majors at Whitman College including Biology, Economics, and English, and popular majors at University of La Verne including Business Administration, Criminal Justice, and Psychology. While Whitman College's student body is predominantly White (73%) and female (56%), University of La Verne's student body is more diverse, with a significant Hispanic population (43%) and a balanced gender ratio. With a four-year graduation rate of 80%, Whitman College outperforms University of La Verne, which has a four-year graduation

	University of La Verne	Whitman College
Overview
Location	La Verne, California	Walla Walla, Washington
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	80.0%	89.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	71.9%	59.0%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	$50
SAT range	905 - 1135	1295 - 1455
ACT range	17 - 24	29 - 33
Students submitting SAT score	7.0%	21.0%
Students submitting ACT score	1.0%	19.0%
Total number of applicants	5,004	5,155
Total number of admissions given out	3,600	3,039
Admitted students who chose to enroll	680	477
Yield rate	18.9%	15.7%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$68,989	$71,982
Average net price	$22,538	$35,627
Tuition	$44,700	$55,560
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $8,450 Meal plan: $6,580	Room/dormitory: $6,080 Meal plan: $7,720
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	96.0% Average amount $38,707	91.0% Average amount $30,781
Students receiving federal student loan	61.0% Average amount $4,979	42.0% Average amount $4,853
Students taking out private loans	8.0% Average amount $6,087	2.0% Average amount $14,105

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	3,691 Men 39.7% Women 60.3%	1,559 Men 43.9% Women 56.1%
Graduate students	2,510 Men 31.2% Women 68.8%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	65.0%
International students	4.5%	10.2%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	1,002	886
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	Washington California Oregon Colorado Minnesota

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Education Psychology Liberal Arts Social Sciences	Social Sciences Biological and Biomedical Sciences Visual & Performing Arts English Language and Literature Computer and Information Science
Students to faculty ratio	13:1	9:1
Institutional accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Outcome
Graduation rate	69.4%	88.7%
Dropout rate	29.2%	1.6%
Transferred out	N/A	8.0%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $109,952 Year 2: $114,730 Year 3: $117,698 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $86,129 Year 3: $91,276 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $75,334 Year 2: $69,657 Year 3: $79,038 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $60,266 Year 2: $63,501 Year 3: $74,806 Psychology, Other (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $59,236 Year 2: $65,765 Year 3: $74,374 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,404 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $69,352 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,158 Year 2: $55,286 Year 3: $68,491 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,248 Year 2: $67,324 Year 3: $66,943 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,502 Year 2: $61,516 Year 3: $64,978 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $59,534 Year 3: $63,868	Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,596 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $64,407 Visual and Performing Arts, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: $43,330 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,051 Year 2: $22,999 Year 3: $41,844 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,549 Year 2: $27,584 Year 3: $39,355 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $18,868 Year 3: N/A Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,472 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A

Compare Similar Colleges

The list of suggested college comparisons provided below is generated automatically by our system, utilizing statistics gathered from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and various online sources. If you don't find the colleges you wish to compare, please visit our comparison page. There, you can search for the specific colleges and initiate your comparison.