| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,650 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,623 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
27 |
| Total graduate students: |
539 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
348 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
191 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
West |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
16% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 0.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 9.9% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.4% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 40.9% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.2% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 33.0% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 6.7% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 1.6% | Nonresident Alien |
| 2.0% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.5% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 10.0% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.3% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 44.3% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.1% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 31.4% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 4.4% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.4% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.7% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
75 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Whittier, CA |
| Population of city/town: |
86,635 |
| Nearest major city: |
Los Angeles |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
18 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
3,844,307 |
| Online campus map: |
www.whittier.edu/
admission/our/map |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms
- special housing for disabled students
- other housing including Theme housing.
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
70% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
50% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
50% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen, sophomores, and juniors must live on campus unless living with family. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
67% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
312 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Wireless network. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Special collections. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Performing arts and language resource centers; image processing, analytical instrumentation/mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry research labs. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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writing, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, reader services, adaptive equipment |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
mostly |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
4 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
9% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
5 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
14% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Quaker Campus |
| Number of honor societies: |
14 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
68 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Christian Fellowship, Jewish Student Union, Newman Club |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Black Student Union, Hawaiian Islanders club, MEChA; Asian, Hispanic, and Native American Student Associations |
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| International student organizations: |
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Chinese and International clubs |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Dance team, choir, Coalition of Activist Leaders, Reaching Equality and Diversity, Les Copains, Anime Ikkimasu, Artorian Order of the Knights of Pendragon, Circle K, Students for Community Medicine, Society of Physics Students; art, break dancing, photography, consulting, international relations, Spanish, Richard M. Nixon Republican, democrats, psychology, anthropology, economics, and biology clubs |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Robert Coleman,
Director of Athletics/Summer Camps Coordinator |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Dee Dee Kingsbury,
SWA |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Athletic Director,
Whittier College,
13406 East Philadelphia Street,
Whittier, CA 90608-0634 |
| School colors: |
purple and gold |
| School mascot: |
Poets |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Western Water Polo Association |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's football | no | |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's lacrosse | no | |
| Men's soccer | no | |
| Men's swimming | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Men's water polo | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's lacrosse | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's softball | no | |
| Women's swimming | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
| Women's water polo | no | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
35% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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aquatics and fitness centers; baseball, lacrosse, and soccer fields; stadium, tennis courts, track |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Los Angeles (27 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Long Beach, CA (20 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Fullerton, CA (12 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Norwalk, CA (7 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
35% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
fair |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
20% immediately, 40% within one year of graduation |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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John F. Kennedy University, Santa Clara University, University of California--Berkeley, University of California--Irvine, University of California--Los Angeles, University of New Mexico, University of Southern California. |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
66% within six months of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Beckman Coulter, Deloitte and Touche, Expeditors International, IBM Corporation, I Have a Dream Foundation, KMG Consultants, Northrup Grumman Corporation, Peace Corps, Smith Barney, Sony Pictures, University of Southern California Medical Center, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of State, Warner Brothers Entertainment, Wells Fargo. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Richard M. Nixon, former US President
- George and Geoff Stults, actors.
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