unitid 125763 · Whittier, CA · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Whittier College
- enrollment 2023
- 1,252
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
81%
63rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
764
42nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
34%
undergrads on Pell grants
51st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
60%
finish within 150% time
54th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$63,664
78th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$25,757
after aid, aided students
66th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$59,492
after entry, Title IV students
69th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$24,937
53rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $21,718 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $64,984
- First-generation students
- 34%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $51,350
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 64 | $61,761 | $25,000 |
| Biology, General. | 49 | $56,770 | $26,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 36 | $49,534 | $25,000 |
| Social Sciences, General. | 34 | — | $24,937 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 32 | $45,155 | $25,997 |
| Education, General. | 18 | $75,643 | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 16 | $40,976 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 16 | $45,651 | $25,750 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 14 | $32,702 | $25,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 13 | — | — |
| Mathematics. | 13 | — | — |
| Social Work. | 13 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.