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Acceptance Rate 80.79%
Yield 5.41%
Applicants 4,778
Admitted 3,860
Enrolled 209

Whittier Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 80.79% at Whittier College. Total 4,778 students applied and 3,860 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.whittier.edu/admission
Online Applicationwww.commonapp.org/school/whittier-college
Acceptance Rate80.79%
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 80.79%. A total of 4,778 students (2,134 men and 2,524 women) have applied to and 3,860 (1,691 men and 2,095 women) students admitted to Whittier College.
Among them, 94 male and 107 female students have enrolled into Whittier and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 5.41%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Whittier
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants4,7782,1342,5240120
Admitted3,8601,6912,09500
Enrolled2099410780
Acceptance Rate 80.79% 79.24% 83.00% - 0.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 5.41% 5.56% 5.11% - -
[Chart] Whittier College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Whittier College, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Whittier
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Whittier

The calendar system at Whittier College is Semester. Whittier College accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Whittier College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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