Whitman College provides some form of financial aid; scholarships, loan and employment to over 78% of the students attending in any given year.

Forty-six percent of the students attending in 2008-09 are receiving need-based financial aid.

The average need-based aid package for 2008-09 is $29,841 which includes scholarship, grant, loan and employment.

The average need-based scholarship students are receiving from the College in 2008-09 is $20,130.

 The College will award over $19,500,000 in scholarship funds to students in 2009-10.

From a recent College Board survey, they found that students who enroll in college at 18 and graduate in four years earn enough in 11 years to compensate for borrowing to pay for college tuition and make up for wages forgone while in college.