Whitman College vs CWU

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Whitman College is a private (not-for-profit) and CWU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Whitman College has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,492) than CWU ($26,771).
It is harder to admit to Whitman College than CWU.
CWU has more students with 9,257 students while Whitman College has 1,493 students.
Whitman College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while CWU's ratio is 14 to 1.
CWU has more full-time faculties with 397 faculties while Whitman College has 178 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Whitman College and Central Washington University.

Whitman College	vs.	CWU
Walla Walla, Washington	Location	Ellensburg, Washington
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$61,492	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,192 Out-Of-State$26,771
90%	% Receiving Financial Aid	69%
$30,263	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,562

50.01 %	Acceptance Rates	90.00 %
14.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.01 %
1,360	SAT Score	-
30	ACT Score	-
90 %	Graduation Rate	52 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
88 %	Retention Rate	68 %
1,493	Student Population	9,257
178	Number of Faculties	397
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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