Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Whitman College is largely skewed towards women students, with 56.1% of undergraduate students being women and 43.9% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,559, with 875 women and 684 men.
- men 43.9% 684 students
- women 56.1% 875 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 61.8% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 961 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 9.1% of the student body, with 141 students. Mixed race students represent 6.8% of the population, with 106 students, while Asian students account for 6.1%, with 95 students. African American students account for 2.4% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 37 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.4% , with 6 students.
International students make up 10.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 159 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.2% of the population, totaling 50 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Whitman College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 61.8% 961 students
- International students 10.2% 159 students
- Hispanic 9.1% 141 students
- Mixed race 6.8% 106 students
- Asian 6.1% 95 students
- Unknown race 3.2% 50 students
- African American 2.4% 37 students
- Hawaiian 0.4% 6 students
Transfer Students
- White 77.3% 17 students
- International students 9.1% 2 students
- African American 4.5% 1 students
- Hispanic 4.5% 1 students
- Mixed race 4.5% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 46% 719 students
- 18-19 42% 665 students
- 22-24 8% 125 students
- 25-29 0% 6 students
- 30-34 0% 1 students
- 35-39 0% 1 students
- 40-49 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Whitman College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 144 | 34.95% | |
| California | 80 | 19.42% | |
| Oregon | 52 | 12.62% | |
| Colorado | 24 | 5.83% | |
| Minnesota | 20 | 4.85% | |
| Idaho | 12 | 2.91% | |
| New York | 8 | 1.94% | |
| Hawaii | 6 | 1.46% | |
| Texas | 6 | 1.46% | |
| Maine | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 2 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% |
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