Whittier College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Whittier College is a private liberal arts college in Whittier, CA (suburb setting), with 813 undergraduates (60% women). It admitted 85% of 2,797 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $67,487 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $32,436 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 63% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, psychology, visual & performing arts. The campus reported 2.52 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Whittier College ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 59 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $49,864
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Whittier College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Whittier College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 34 | — | 4 | $133k | $3,921 | — | |
| Baseball | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 56 | — | 1 | $150k | $2,677 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 15 | — | 1 | $143k | $9,542 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 12 | — | 1 | $141k | $11,750 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 40 | — | 1 | $136k | $3,403 | — | |
| Softball | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 21 | — | 1 | $157k | $7,464 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 11 | — | 1 | $68k | $6,207 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 11 | — | 1 | $68k | $6,207 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 10 | — | 1 | $62k | $6,155 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 4 | — | 1 | $54k | $13,591 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 12 | — | 1 | $55k | $4,622 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 14 | — | 1 | $61k | $4,355 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | — | 1 | $90k | $4,523 | — | |
| Men's Water Polo | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 19 | — | 1 | $73k | $3,831 | — | |
| Women's Water Polo | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 11 | — | 1 | $77k | $7,040 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.