Enrollment Trends at Whitman

The student population at Whitman College is 1,493 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 46 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students. All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Whitman College does not offer online degree/certificate program).

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 1,502 where 1,493 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Whitman than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Whitman College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	1,539	655	884
2013-14	1,541 2	666 11	875 -9
2014-15	1,498 -43	655 -11	843 -32
2015-16	1,470 -28	617 -38	853 10
2016-17	1,493 23	636 19	857 4
2017-18	1,510 17	655 19	855 -2
2018-19	1,475 -35	633 -22	842 -13
2019-20	1,579 104	693 60	886 44
2020-21	1,360 -219	565 -128	795 -91
2021-22	1,559 199	684 119	875 80
2022-23	1,493 -66	652 -32	841 -34
Average	1,502	646	855

Whitman College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.15%. The percentage was 71.73% 10 years ago and Whitman still has a high percentage of white students. 6.16% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.61% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Whitman College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	15	120	18	98	3	1,104	48
2013-14	5	98	19	118	7	1,111	67
2014-15	5	80	14	117	0	1,090	85
2015-16	5	72	17	104	0	1,053	104
2016-17	5	67	21	109	5	1,052	101
2017-18	8	75	22	107	7	1,023	107
2018-19	8	85	26	109	9	957	98
2019-20	7	97	34	129	8	998	105
2020-21	3	96	34	123	6	810	93
2021-22	4	95	37	141	6	961	106
2022-23	5	92	39	138	2	898	103
Average	6	89	26	118	5	1,005	92

Whitman College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at Whitman

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes