Student Population at Whittier

How many students at Whittier?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Whittier College has a total enrollment of 795 students, including 769 undergraduate and 26 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 336 male students (42.3%) and 459 female students (57.7%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 319 Hispanic students (40.1%) and 191 White students (24%).
Class Level Breakdown: 769 undergraduate students (96.7%) and 26 graduate students (3.3%).
Class Delivery:

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - Whittier's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, and age distribution.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 336 male (42.26%) and 459 female (57.74%) students are attending Whittier College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 73.20.

By class level, 769 (96.73%) are undergraduate students and 26 (3.27%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.65% are male and 57.35% are female, while among graduate students, 30.77% are male and 69.23% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	795	769	26
Men	336	328	8
Women	459	441	18

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 191 White, 44 Black, and 44 Asian students out of a total of 795 are attending at Whittier College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Whittier College is quite diverse with a diversity index of 77% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	11	4	7
Asian	44	22	22
Black	44	20	24
Hispanic	319	112	207
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	5	2	3
White	191	80	111
Two or more races	35	20	15
Race Unknown	44	17	27

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	11	4	7
Asian	44	22	22
Black	43	20	23
Hispanic	300	105	195
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	5	2	3
White	186	80	106
Two or more races	35	20	15
Race Unknown	43	16	27

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-
Black	1	0	1
Hispanic	19	7	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	5	0	5
Two or more races	-	-	-
Race Unknown	1	1	0

Student Age Distribution

There are 766 students under 25 years old, and 66 students over 25 years old out of 859 total students.

Whittier has 742 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 44 students aged 25 and over.

It has 24 graduate students aged under 25 and 22 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	12	6	6
18-19	261	160	101
20-21	325	206	119
22-24	168	91	77
25-29	39	20	19
30-34	12	8	4
35-39	4	0	4
40-49	10	7	3
50-64	1	1	0

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	12	6	6
18-19	261	160	101
20-21	325	206	119
22-24	144	75	69
25-29	30	15	15
30-34	7	4	3
35-39	3	0	3
40-49	4	4	0

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
22-24	24	16	8
25-29	9	5	4
30-34	5	4	1
35-39	1	0	1
40-49	6	3	3
50-64	1	1	0

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Whittier College, 136 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	795	136
Undergraduate	769	127
Graduate	26	9

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	California Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	0	0	0
Undergraduate	0	0	0
Graduate	0	0	0

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 769 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 80 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.40%.79 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	668
Transfer-in Full-time	79
Regular Part-time	21
Transfer-in Part-time	1

Whittier Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Whittier?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 795 students are enrolled at Whittier.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Whittier?

769 undergraduate and 26 graduate students are enrolled at Whittier.

What is the gender breakdown at Whittier?

336 male (42.26%) and 459 female (57.74%) students are attending Whittier.

What is the international student enrollment at Whittier?

102 international students (12.83%) are enrolled at Whittier.

How diverse is the student population at Whittier?

Whittier has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 191 White (24.03%), 44 Black (5.53%), and 44 Asian (5.53%) students are enrolled.

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