Academic Comparison between Whitman and LCC

Whitman College and Lower Columbia 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 LCC is a four-year, public school located in Longview, 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 LCC is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Whitman has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,050) than LCC ($6,003).
LCC has more students with 2,724 students while Whitman has 1,561 students.
Whitman has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while LCC's ratio is 15 to 1.
Whitman has more full-time faculties with 192 faculties while LCC has 72 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Whitman College	vs.	Lower Columbia College
Walla Walla, Washington	Location	Longview, 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	Associate's - Public Suburban-serving Single Campus
$64,050	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$4,626 Out-Of-State$6,003
91%	% Receiving Financial Aid	52%
$37,864	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,586

38.15 %	Acceptance Rates	-
14.12 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,410	SAT Score	-
31	ACT Score	-
81 %	Graduation Rate	23 %
12 %	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
87 %	Retention Rate	-
1,561	Student Population	2,724
192	Number of Faculties	72
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare