The student population at Whittier College is 1,192 (1,131 undergraduate and 61 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,147 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Whittier is 94.88% which is decreased by 525 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 622 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

7 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,868 where 1,192 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

94.88% of total students is undergraduate students and 5.12% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 525 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 622 over past 10 years.

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

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Whittier College since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,3391,656731925683311372
2014-152,259
-80
1,626
-30
730
-1
896
-29
633
-50
275
-36
358
-14
2015-162,187
-72
1,648
22
724
-6
924
28
539
-94
211
-64
328
-30
2016-172,072
-115
1,614
-34
690
-34
924458
-81
182
-29
276
-52
2017-181,987
-85
1,681
67
728
38
953
29
306
-152
110
-72
196
-80
2018-191,852
-135
1,732
51
721
-7
1,011
58
120
-186
41
-69
79
-117
2019-201,841
-11
1,776
44
774
53
1,002
-9
65
-55
24
-17
41
-38
2020-211,564
-277
1,490
-286
640
-134
850
-152
74
9
26
2
48
7
2021-221,387
-177
1,325
-165
579
-61
746
-104
62
-12
16
-10
46
-2
2022-231,192
-195
1,131
-194
502
-77
629
-117
61
-1
19
3
42
-4
Average1,8681,568682886300122179
Whittier College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,568 where 1,131 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Whittier College since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,6561,623714909331716
2014-151,6261,593712881331815
2015-161,6481,618710908301416
2016-171,6141,579676903351421
2017-181,6811,640713927411526
2018-191,7321,699709990331221
2019-201,7761,748762986281216
2020-211,4901,455620835352015
2021-221,3251,276548728493118
2022-231,1311,097488609341420
Average1,5681,5686658681,5681718
Whittier College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 300 where 61 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Whittier College since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14683442209233241102139
2014-1563344519724818878110
2015-1653934814020819171120
2016-1745830613517115247105
2017-18306180671131264383
2018-19120802753401426
2019-206515411502030
2020-2174401426341222
2021-22623372629920
2022-236123617381325
Average300300811113004168
Whittier College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 26.17% and the percentage of black students is 4.87% at Whittier College. 6.63% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Whittier College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1413235103896988889
2014-1514237131908578189
2015-1611224117895576182
2016-177161979138684113
2017-1871361089559556129
2018-199127879376481127
2019-207128899425458131
2020-213105718474358108
2021-2237656595628657
2022-2307958529531276
Average7151928426557100
Whittier College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

7 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Whittier College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-152,259002,259
2015-162,1870452,142
2016-172,072002,072
2017-181,98701301,857
2018-191,852001,852
2019-201,84101601,681
2020-211,56401921,372
2021-221,387123501,025
2022-231,1927299886
Average1,81621311,683

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