Academic Comparison between Whitman and CBC

Whitman College and Columbia Basin College are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Whitman is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Walla Walla, WA and CBC is a four-year, public school located in Pasco, WA.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Whitman is a private (not-for-profit) and CBC is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Whitman has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,050) than CBC ($8,668).
CBC has more students with 7,510 students while Whitman has 1,561 students.
Whitman has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while CBC's ratio is 20 to 1.
Whitman has more full-time faculties with 192 faculties while CBC has 139 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Whitman College	vs.	Columbia Basin College
Walla Walla, Washington	Location	Pasco, Washington
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate/Associate's College
$64,050	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$6,555 Out-Of-State$8,668
91%	% Receiving Financial Aid	46%
$37,864	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,815

38.15 %	Acceptance Rates	-
14.12 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,410	SAT Score	-
31	ACT Score	-
81 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
12 %	Transfer-out Rate	12 %
87 %	Retention Rate	-
1,561	Student Population	7,510
192	Number of Faculties	139
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services