Enrollment Trends at Whitman

91

Total Enrollment

55

Men

36

Women

The student population at Whitman College is 1,561 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 91 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.32 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Whitman College does not offer online degree/certificate program).

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,504 where 1,561 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.32 to 1 and it means that there are 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 2015.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-161,470617853
2016-171,493
23
636
19
857
4
2017-181,510
17
655
19
855
-2
2018-191,475
-35
633
-22
842
-13
2019-201,579
104
693
60
886
44
2020-211,360
-219
565
-128
795
-91
2021-221,559
199
684
119
875
80
2022-231,493
-66
652
-32
841
-34
2023-241,544
51
667
15
877
36
2024-251,561
17
672
5
889
12
Average1,504647857
Whitman College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.54%. The percentage was 71.63% 10 years ago and Whitman still has a high percentage of white students. 5.38% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.88% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.75% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 71.63% to 55.54%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.90% to 5.38%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.16% to 2.88%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.07% to 12.75%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6675 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4743 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Whitman College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-165721710401,053104
2016-175672110951,052101
2017-188752210771,023107
2018-1988526109995798
2019-20797341298998105
2020-2139634123681093
2021-22495371416961106
2022-23592391382898103
2023-2438545178089095
2024-2568445199186799
Average585321344951101
Whitman College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Whitman College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.


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