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Whittier College

Whittier College
13406 East Philadelphia Street
Whittier, CA 90608-0634


Fax number: (562) 907-4870
Website: https://www.whittier.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,131
Full-time undergraduates: 1,097
Part-time undergraduates: 34
Total graduate students: 61
Full-time graduate students: 23
Part-time graduate students: 38
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
6.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
44.8% Hispanic/Latino
0.4% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
25.6% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
7.0% Nonresident Alien
3.7% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 95 acres
Nearest major city: Los Angeles

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 72%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 52%
Percent of students who live off campus: 48%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 175
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Poet eSports; Associated Students of Whittier College (ASWC); Sustainability Club; Athenian Society; Kinesiology & Nutrition Science Club (KNS)

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's water polo NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball; softball; volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Los Angeles International, Ont

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