Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Whittier College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 521 male and 671 female students attending Whittier. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.78 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Whittier.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Whittier
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,1311,09734
Men50248814
Women62960920
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Whittier
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total612338
Men19613
Women421725

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 529 Hispanic students (44.38%) and 312 White students (26.17%) at Whittier College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Whittier College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Whittier College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian763838
Black or African American552926
Hispanic499193306
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander532
White295144151
Two or More Races753837
Race/Ethnicity Unknown411427
Total 1,131502629
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Whittier College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian303
Black or African American321
Hispanic30624
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White17107
Two or More Races101
Race/Ethnicity Unknown716
Total 611942

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,105 students whose age under twenty five and 34 students whose age is over thirty years old at Whittier College.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Whittier College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Whittier College
TotalMenWomen
Total1,131 502629
18-19352 175177
20-21504 196308
22-24226 107119
25-2931 1615
30-3410 64
35-393 12
40-494 13
50-641 01
Total 1,131 502629
Population by Student Age at Whittier College
TotalMenWomen
Total61 1942
22-2423 518
25-2921 615
30-349 45
40-495 32
50-642 02
unknown1 10
Total 61 1942

Online Student Population

At Whittier College, 306 students (25.67% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 7 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 7 students live in California where Whittier College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total1,1921,13161
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes707
Enrolled Some in Online Classes29928019
Not Enrolled in Online Classes88685135
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)707
California Residents707
Other State in U.S.000
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000