• Whitman is an independent, co-educational, non-sectarian, residential, liberal arts and sciences undergraduate college.

• Whitman received its charter as a four-year, degree-granting college in 1883.

• Historic Walla Walla is in the scenic southeastern corner of Washington, 2 hours from Spokane, 4 hours from Portland, and 4 hours from Seattle.

• Whitman's graduation rate is over 88%. Only five colleges west of the Mississippi River match or beat that record—none do in the Pacific Northwest.

• Whitman’s library, health center, and computer labs are open 24/7.

• The Princeton Review's The Best 366 Colleges 2008 ranked Whitman in the top 5 for "Happiest students," "Best quality of life," "School runs like butter," and "Everyone plays intramural sports."

• More than 51 percent of alumni contribute annually to the annual fund. The percentage of alumni financial support places Whitman among the top 3 colleges in the West.

• Award-winning graduates include 10 Fulbright winners in 2007 (39 in the last 5 years), 1 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship in 2006 (16 in the last 9 years), and 1 Rhodes winner in 2005.

• 1,450 students

• 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio

• Average class size: 15

• Students are from 45 states and 30 countries.

• 98% of full-time faculty hold the most advanced degree in their field; there are no teaching assistants.

• 42 majors and 48 minors

• Combined programs in engineering (with California Institute of Technology, Columbia University, Duke University, Washington University in St. Louis, and the University of Washington), computer science (with University of Washington), oceanography (with University of Washington), forestry (with Duke), environmental management (with Duke), international studies (with the Monterey Institute of International Studies), law (with Columbia), and education (with Bank Street College of Education, University of Puget Sound, and Whitworth College)

• Comprehensive Fee: $41,290

• Estimated costs for books/supplies: $1,400

• 86% of students receive financial assistance.

• Average financial aid package: $27,600

• 70% of students live on campus.

• More than 22 music groups and ensembles; 8 theatre productions staged per year

• 2006-07 Combined policy and parliamentary debate national champions.

• NCAA Division III, Northwest Conference, 9 varsity teams for men and 9 for women; 7 club teams for men and 8 for women, and 10 intramural sports.

• Recent speakers on campus have included Maya Angelou; Tim O’Brien, author of Things They Carried; Ben Stein, award-winning TV personality; Eric Schlosser, Author of Fast Food Nation; Donald Hall, U.S. Poet Laureate; Saul Williams, award-winning Slam Poet; Judy Shepard, Matthew Shepard Endowed Lecture Series; Anne E. Pusey, Director of the Jane Goodall Institute for Primate Studies; Bruce Babbitt, Former Secretary of the Interior; Daniel Ellsberg, “Pentagon Papers” Activist; William Shultz, Director of Amnesty Int’l; Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Environmental Lawyer; Helen Thomas, “The First Lady of the Press”; and Diane Rehm, NPR News Personality.

• Recent concerts include Death Cab for Cutie, Pink Martini, Guster, Maroon 5, Ben Folds, O.A.R., and Reel Big Fish.

• Average GPA: 3.83 unweighted

• Middle 50% SAT composite scores: 620-730 CR, 620-700 M, 610-700 WR

• Middle 50% ACT score: 27-32

• 62% of students ranked in the top 10% of their high school class.

• One in five students are from underrepresented minority groups.

• 44% male, 56% female