Applying to Whittier

Whittier College's acceptance rate is 85.38% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 2,797 students applied and 2,388 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Whittier.

Whittier's acceptance rate places 53rd out of 120 California colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to Whittier, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Whittier College is 85.38% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 6.07%. 1,365 men and 1,391 women applied to Whittier and 1,149 men and 1,213 women students were accepted.

Among them, 56 men and 83 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Whittier.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Whittier
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	2,797	1,365	1,391	0	41
Admitted	2,388	1,149	1,213	0	26
Enrolled	145	56	83	0	6
Acceptance Rate	85.38%	84.18%	87.20%	-	63.41%
Yield	6.07%	4.87%	6.84%	-	23.08%

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Whittier College 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at Whittier. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Whittier College.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Whittier Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered, if submitted

General Admissions Information

The next table provides general admission information for applying to Whittier.

Admission Information for Applying to Whittier
Open Admission Policy	No
Admission Information	www.whittier.edu/admission
Online Application	www.commonapp.org/school/whittier-college
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master

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