Whittier College

Location and Contact Information

13406 E Philadelphia Street
Whittier, CA 90601
USA
Main Tel: (562) 907-4205
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Whittier College is a private, liberal arts school located in Whittier, California, United States. It was established in 1887 by members of the Religious Society of Friends. It was chartered by the State of California in 1901. As of January 2009, the college had over 1,000 students enrolled.

Whittier College provides a choice of 30 majors in more than 20 disciplines. The college campus spreads across an area of 74 acres. The campus houses numerous residential halls and buildings including an outdoor amphitheatre, a chapel, two auditoriums, and an art gallery.

Whittier College is home to numerous clubs and organizations. Some of them are the Music Business Club, Breakdancing Club, Martial Arts Club, and Psychology Club. This academic year, the college campus enrolled more than 30 international students from over 15 countries.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in law, nutrition and exercise therapy, and liberal arts.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
  • Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students have meal (board) plans.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 34,228
Room$ 5,328
Board$ 4,376
Books and supplies$ 1,638
Other$ 3,042

Financial Aid

Whittier College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 95% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant93%$17,771
Institutional Grant93%$15,183
Federal Grant24%$4,505
Pell Grant24%$3,483
Other Federal Grant7%$3,443
State or Local Grant17%$7,739

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan66%$10,690
Federal Loan64%$7,967
Other Loan50%$3,965

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Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Whittier College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Stetson UniversityDeLand, FL3,696
2Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY6,292
3Willamette UniversitySalem, OR2,721
4Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC6,705
5University of the PacificStockton, CA6,251
6Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA2,155
7Wake Forest UniversityWinston Salem, NC6,862
8American UniversityWashington, DC11,684
9Ohio Northern UniversityAda, OH3,721
10Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA9,011

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor25332
First-professional degree1641
Master592

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  73
Without tenure; working toward tenure  37
Without tenure; tenure not available  24

Students

Student enrollment was 2,047 in 2009-2010 (1,426 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 60% of enrolled students, graduate students are 15%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 25%.

Students under 25 years old represent 73% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men67%
Women76%
All72%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal470-580
Math470-590
Writing470-570

Room and Board

Whittier College provides on-campus housing for 835 of its 1,426 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southern California Intercoll Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Whittier College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (8 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (33 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Statistics

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

  • Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (59 awarded)

  • Education
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (23 awarded)

  • Child Development
  • Social Work

LAW (164 awarded)

  • Law (LLB, JD)
  • Legal Professions and Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (113 awarded)

  • Anthropology
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • French Language and Literature
  • History
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Global Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MUSIC (1 awarded)

  • Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (26 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (3 awarded)

  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (23 awarded)

  • Biochemistry
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (15 awarded)

  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Psychology