What is Whitman College's acceptance rate?

Whitman College admitted 2,763 of 7,243 first-year applicants for 2024-25, an acceptance rate of 38.1%, according to its Common Data Set.

What is Whitman College's early decision acceptance rate?

Whitman College admitted 114 of 599 early decision applicants (19%) for 2024-25.

What SAT score do you need for Whitman College?

The middle 50% of Whitman College's enrolled first-years scored 1330–1470 on the SAT and 29–33 on the ACT.

How many students get off Whitman College's waitlist?

Whitman College offered 1,223 students a waitlist spot and admitted 12 from it (1% of those who stayed on).

What is Whitman College's graduation rate?

80.5% of students graduate within six years.

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Whitman College Common Data Set 2024-25

WATest policy: Test-optional: SAT/ACT not required but considered if submitted; homeschooled and international applicants strongly encouraged to submit; AP and institutional exams used for placementCompare with other schools AP credit

Acceptance rate

38.1%

2,763 of 7,243

Early decision rate

19%

Non-ED pool: 39.9%

SAT middle 50%

1330–1470

ACT middle 50%

29–33

Admissions

AppliedC1	7,243
AdmittedC1	2,763
EnrolledC1	390
YieldC1	14.1%
Early decisionC21	114 of 599 (19%)
Early actionC22	Not offered

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	1,223
Accepted a placeC2	1,160
Admitted from waitlistC2	12
Odds if you stay on the listC2	1%

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	9%
Submitted ACTC9	7%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	670–740
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	640–740
Average high school GPAC12	3.69
GPA of 4.0C11	12.9%
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	40.5%
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	23.9%
GPA below 3.50C11	22.6%

Cost and financial aid

TuitionG1	—
Required feesG1	—
Food and housingG1	—
Need fully met (first-years)H2	47.1%
Average % of need metH2	98%
Average need-based packageH2	$60,896
Average need-based grantH2	$51,114

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankConsidered
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresConsidered
Application essayVery important
Recommendation(s)—
InterviewConsidered
Extracurricular activitiesImportant
Talent/abilityImportant
Character/personal qualitiesImportant
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relation—
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyConsidered
Religious affiliation/commitmentConsidered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestConsidered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	1,561
First-year retentionB22	88.7%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	80.5%

Notes on this filing

Year labeled 2024-25 from the CDS edition; enrollment and admissions data are as of Fall 2024.
C1: applied, admitted and enrolled totals not printed in the gender table; summed men/women/unknown columns (3271+3957+15=7243; 1017+1735+11=2763; 156+1+228+5=390), which match the residency table totals.
C2: waitlist labels are cut off; mapped the three printed counts by position (offered 1223, accepted 1160, admitted 12).
C8A/C8F: C8A shows test scores not required but considered if submitted; C8F clarification is partly cut off in the PDF. Policy summary is based on the visible text.
C8G: AP and institutional exam are checked for placement.
C7: recommendations and alumni relation are blank, so set to null.
C12: 0.79 printed as a fraction for the share of first-time first-year students submitting GPA; converted to 79.
C11: percentages are from the 'All enrolled students' column; the printed bands sum to about 99.99 because of rounding. pct_below_3_50 is the sum of the 3.25-3.49, 3.00-3.24 and 2.50-2.99 bands.
B4-B11: 2018 cohort used. The 6-year rate is 0.805164319 (80.5). The 4-year rate is not printed, so it is null.
B22 retention 88.7% is for the Fall 2023 cohort.
G1: tuition and fee fields are blank in the filing, so cost fields are null. The 2025-26 costs were marked as not yet available.
H2 pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed; left null. pct_need_fully_met computed as 112/238 = 47.1 per the stated rule.
H2 values are from the first-time, full-time first-year column. avg_pct_need_met is from line I (98.0%).

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Whitman College admissions FAQ

What is Whitman College's acceptance rate?: Whitman College admitted 2,763 of 7,243 first-year applicants for 2024-25, an acceptance rate of 38.1%, according to its Common Data Set.
What is Whitman College's early decision acceptance rate?: Whitman College admitted 114 of 599 early decision applicants (19%) for 2024-25.
What SAT score do you need for Whitman College?: The middle 50% of Whitman College's enrolled first-years scored 1330–1470 on the SAT and 29–33 on the ACT.
How many students get off Whitman College's waitlist?: Whitman College offered 1,223 students a waitlist spot and admitted 12 from it (1% of those who stayed on).
What is Whitman College's graduation rate?: 80.5% of students graduate within six years.

Source: Whitman College Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.