Profile of the Class of 2011 Admitted Students
What kind of students attend Whitman? Athletes, artists, actors, scientists, entrepreneurs, orators, leaders, valedictorians, and volunteers.
Whitman College seeks to enroll talented, involved, and highly motivated students who are interested in contributing to a community of scholars. In the admission process, Whitman's Office of Admission values a highly personalized approach which considers motivation, concern for others, and potential contributions to campus, as well as essays, letters of recommendations, grades, and test scores.
While statistics cannot convey completely the quality of the individuals who make up Whitman's Class of 2011 admitted students, the information below may be helpful to applicants who are interested in joining the Whitman community.
| Applications Received: |
3048 |
| Students Admitted: |
1460 |
| First-Year Students: |
400 |
| Transfer Students: |
20 |
| First-Generation College Students: |
51 |
Academic Achievement
| Standardized Test Scores |
| SAT I |
Middle 50% |
|
Median |
| |
620-730 Critical Reading |
|
680 Critical Reading |
| 620-700 Math |
|
660 Math |
| 610-700 Writing |
|
650 Writing |
| ACT |
Middle 50% |
|
Median |
| |
27-32 |
|
30 |
|
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Rank in Class
(of 255 students with rank) |
| In Top Tenth: |
159 (62%) |
| In Top Quarter: |
232 (91%) |
|
Class Diversity
| Gender Representation: |
| |
| Women: |
253 (59%) |
|
Men: |
175 (41%) |
| Ethnic Representation |
| |
 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
|
52 |
|
(12%) |
| |
African-American |
|
3 |
|
(1%) |
| |
Latino/Hispanic |
|
22 |
|
(5%) |
| |
Native American |
|
6 |
|
(1%) |
| |
International |
|
23 |
|
(5%) |
| |
Caucasian |
|
280 |
|
(65%) |
|
Not reported |
|
42 |
|
(10%) |
Geographic Distribution
45 States and the District of Columbia
21 foreign countries
| International Students |
| |
Botswana
Bulgaria
Burma/Myanmar
Burundi
Canada
Costa Rica
Ecuador
|
Ethiopa
India
Japan
Kenya
Malaysia
Nepal
New Zealand
Nigeria
|
P.R. China
Pakistan
Romania
Serbia
South Korea
Thailand
Vietnam
Zimbabwa
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