Whittier College
Whittier, California · Website
$59,492
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$59,492
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Whittier College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Whittier, California with 764 undergraduates and 26 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $25,757 a year (tuition and fees $51,350). It admits 81% of applicants and 60% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $59,492 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,937 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,757
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$51,350
US median $11,837
Admission rate
81%
US median 78%
Completion rate
60%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,937
About $264 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$59,492
Rank 820 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
- $25,757
- Tuition and fees
- $51,350
- Cost of attendance
- $63,664
- Students with a need-based grant
- 34%
- Students with federal loans
- 54%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,718
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,928
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $24,973
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,718
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,599
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 $43,280 in 2015-16 to $51,350 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
- 81%
- SAT reading, middle
- 635
- SAT math, middle
- 595
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 764
- Graduate students
- 26
- Part-time students
- 2.5%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 60%
- Retention rate
- 66%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 34
- Endowment
- $139.3M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
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 820 of 5,094 US colleges and 114 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,757 | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $51,350 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 81% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 60% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 66% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,937 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,025 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $59,492 | $41,472 | $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. 67% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
34 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $24,000 | $40,073 | $73,792 | $68,257 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $25,000 | $32,139 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $21,500 | $30,321 | $58,397 | $50,706 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $24,937 | $20,660 | $64,736 | $53,366 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $25,497 | $24,055 | $47,719 | $54,562 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 18 | $37,098 | $63,486 | $79,462 | $65,824 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $25,750 | Withheld | $44,877 | $48,568 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $24,125 | $26,317 | $55,536 | $48,590 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | $29,616 | $55,853 | $63,293 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Engineering PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,972 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Whittier and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Whittier College cost?
$25,757 a year is the average net price at Whittier College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $51,350, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $63,664. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,718 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Whittier College?
81% of applicants are admitted to Whittier College. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Whittier College graduates earn?
$59,492 a year is the median pay of former Whittier College students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,025 after 6 years). That ranks 820 of 5,094 US colleges and 114 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Education, General (Master's) at $63,486.
How much student debt do Whittier College graduates have?
$24,937 is the median federal student loan debt of Whittier College graduates, about $264 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 Whittier College?
60% of first-time, full-time students at Whittier College finish within 6 years. 66% 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 Whittier College?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (64 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (49 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (36 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 34 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.