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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 Admitted Class of 2012 students, the information below may be helpful to applicants who are interested in joining the Whitman community.

Applications Received:  3266
Students Admitted:  1462
First-Year Students:  1412
Transfer Students:  45
First-Generation College Students:  151

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