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Grow. Think. Explore. Thrive.

Nestled at the foot of the Blue Mountains in Walla Walla, Washington, you’ll find a place like no other. Whitman College is a top-tier liberal arts school with accomplished and friendly faculty and passionate and curious students. Here, you can find endless support and opportunities in and outside the classroom—becoming your best self.

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9:1
Student-Faculty Ratio
60+
Majors
1:1
Student-Tree Ratio
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About Us

What Makes Whitman Remarkable

From the moment you arrive on our beautiful campus, you’ll belong to a community that challenges you, supports you and wants the best for you. You’ll matter here—and you’ll make a difference.

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Areas of Study | Academic Programs

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Featured Majors

Environmental Studies

The natural world undeniably shapes and is shaped by humans. To understand and influence this interaction for the better, you need the intellectual and practical tools to study environmental issues from multiple points of view. The Environmental Studies majors at Whitman College brings science and the humanities together in a flexible, unique academic path that will give you the tools to make a difference as a global citizen.

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Student Highlight
Gabe W., Junior

My favorite thing about Whitman is going to sound pretty cheesy and broad, but I like the culture. It feels like a safe place for students to really try new things and become passionate in all sorts of different things. There is definitely a level of competition because it’s a very good school, but there’s also, everywhere you go, just a culture of support and really helping each other which I think is probably pretty unique to Whitman.  

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Winter 2024

Whitman Magazine

Enjoy our Winter 2024 edition of Whitman Magazine. Read stories from the Whitman College community, including alumni who are making a difference, innovative faculty research and the inaugural Pášx̣apa Powwow.

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Accelerated Learning, Accelerated Careers
Whitman Stories

Accelerated Learning, Accelerated Careers

Whitman's new Finance Accelerator program, sponsored by the Career and Community Engagement Center, connects current Economics students with alumni who work in finance—to share knowledge, connections and actionable advice.

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The New York Times Publishes Santana-Acuña Essay on García Márquez's Last Novel

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Journalist Cecilia Kang ’94

Journalist Cecilia Kang ’94 Announced as Speaker for 138th Commencement

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3-D Model renderings of the new buildings involving the Jr./Sr. Housing Project.

New Place to Call Home: Investing in a Major Addition to Campus

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Whitman College's orchestra performing in the Hall of Music.

Whitman Orchestra Heads to Portland

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Homecoming for Award-Winning Authors: Three Alums Return for Whitman’s Visiting Writer Reading Series

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Concert in Reid Campus Center for P&P 2024

Sounds of the People & the PNW Superheroes Wrap Up P&P Week With Free Concert

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Whitman’s 2024 Power & Privilege Symposium Raises Diverse Voices and Invites Deep Discussion

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Dalia Biswas

Harnessing the Power of Data in the Sciences

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Wanjiru Kamau Rutenberg

Changing the World & Building Community Among Black Women Leaders

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Baker Weilert-Pekar

Q&A: Fast 5 With Whitman’s Director of Debate & Forensics

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Award-winning poet Derrick Austin.

Visiting Writers Series Welcomes Derrick Austin

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Meet the Whitties Behind The Whitman Outdoor Journal

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What Happens in Whitman’s Personality Lab?

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Katie Krummeck wears a black and white striped referee shirt as she leads a group of educators in an activity involving many colored post-it notes, pens and other items

Whitman Receives Gift to Bring Designer-in-Residence for New Human-Centered Design Concentration

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Alum Roger Amerman Brings Native American Heritage to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Classroom

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Whitman College Names New Provost and Dean of the Faculty

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Erin Pahlke

Pahlke Discusses Parenting and Racism in Atlanta Black Star

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Three first-year students are playing a handmade board game.

Whitman’s First Ever Game Expo Showcases Student Learning

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Pasena-Littlesky as the first Miss Pášx̣apa

Pášx̣apa Powwow Celebrates Culture and Collaboration

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President Sarah R. Bolton toasts the new Robart Hall during the Seattle Reception

Whitman Names Robart Hall Following Leadership Gift to Student Village

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From The Met to Whitman: Visiting Writers Series Welcomes Poet Robyn Schiff

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Whitman Students Help Plan Walla Walla’s First Día de los Muertos Parade

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An architectural rendering of the buildings and outdoor common spaces for the planned Junior-Senior Village.

Whitman’s Vision for a Junior-Senior Village

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Drew Shoals ’05 plays the drums during the Upward Together celebration.

‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’: Highlights from the Upward Together Launch

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Whitman Receives $1.5 Million Alumni Gift for Scholarships & Aid

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