The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 86.20% where the last year rate was 80%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.50% for full-time students and 9.60% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 86.20% where the current academic year rate is 80%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Whitman College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 87% | 87% | 87% |
| 2016-17 | 88% | 85% | 89% |
| 2017-18 | 88% | 88% | 88% |
| 2018-19 | 87% | 85% | 89% |
| 2019-20 | 89% | 90% | 89% |
| 2020-21 | 85% | 85% | 86% |
| 2021-22 | 88% | 85% | 91% |
| 2022-23 | 90% | 89% | 91% |
| 2023-24 | 80% | 80% | 81% |
| 2024-25 | 80% | 76% | 83% |
| Average | 86.20% | 85.00% | 87.40% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 6.90% where the current year rate is 12%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Whitman College from 2017 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 11% |
| 2018-19 | 5% |
| 2019-20 | 8% |
| 2020-21 | 8% |
| 2021-22 | 7% |
| 2022-23 | 6% |
| 2023-24 | 12% |
| 2024-25 | 12% |
| Average | 6.90% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.50% for full-time students and 9.60% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Whitman from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 93% | - |
| 2016-17 | 94% | - |
| 2017-18 | 94% | - |
| 2018-19 | 90% | - |
| 2019-20 | 89% | - |
| 2020-21 | 72% | - |
| 2021-22 | 89% | 96% |
| 2022-23 | 88% | - |
| 2023-24 | 89% | - |
| 2024-25 | 87% | - |
| Average | 88.50% | 9.60% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Whitman College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 9:1 |
| 2016-17 | 8:1 |
| 2017-18 | 9:1 |
| 2018-19 | 9:1 |
| 2019-20 | 9:1 |
| 2020-21 | 8:1 |
| 2021-22 | 9:1 |
| 2022-23 | 9:1 |
| 2023-24 | 10:1 |
| 2024-25 | 10:1 |
| Average | 9.00:1 |
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