$67,589
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Whitman College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Walla Walla, Washington with 1,531 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $33,313 a year (tuition and fees $64,050). It admits 38% of applicants and 81% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $67,589 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,437 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$33,313
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$64,050
US median $11,837
Admission rate
38%
US median 78%
Completion rate
81%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,437
About $195 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$67,589
Rank 443 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $33,313
- Tuition and fees
- $64,050
- Cost of attendance
- $78,092
- Students with a need-based grant
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 54%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,567
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,596
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,915
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,237
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $47,679
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $46,138 in 2015-16 to $64,050 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 38%
- Average SAT
- 1,410
- SAT reading, middle
- 685
- SAT math, middle
- 690
- ACT, middle
- 31
- Undergraduates
- 1,531
- Part-time students
- 1.4%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 81%
- Retention rate
- 87%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 46
- Endowment
- $786.0M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 443 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 87 in Washington (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $33,313 | $14,091 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $64,050 | $8,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 38% | 83% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 81% | 50% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 87% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,437 | $13,653 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,594 | $42,696 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $67,589 | $47,869 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 93% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 64% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
46 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,695 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $16,500 | $46,832 | $88,393 | $82,686 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | Withheld | $28,538 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $16,750 | $27,689 | $51,740 | $63,293 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | $25,574 | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $20,039 | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| Applied MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $91,532 |
| Astronomy and AstrophysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,333 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,190 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,842 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| Social Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,812 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Walla Walla and Washington on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Washington
- Homes: Homes for sale in Washington
Questions and answers
How much does Whitman College cost?
$33,313 a year is the average net price at Whitman College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $64,050, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $78,092. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,567 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Whitman College?
38% of applicants are admitted to Whitman College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,410 and the middle ACT score is 31. The median admission rate of colleges in Washington is 83%.
How much do Whitman College graduates earn?
$67,589 a year is the median pay of former Whitman College students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,594 after 6 years). That ranks 443 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 87 in Washington. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Economics (Bachelor's) at $46,832.
How much student debt do Whitman College graduates have?
$18,437 is the median federal student loan debt of Whitman College graduates, about $195 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 54% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Whitman College?
81% of first-time, full-time students at Whitman College finish within 6 years. 87% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Whitman College?
Research and Experimental Psychology (53 bachelor's graduates), Economics (32 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (30 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 46 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.