| Name |
Whittier College |
| Address |
13406 Philadelphia Street, PO Box 634
Whittier, CA 90608 |
| Website |
http://www.whittier.edu |
| Email |
admission@whittier.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
59% |
| Percent Fraternity |
5% |
| Percent Sorority |
11% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
75% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
59% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (75%) |
| College Owned Singles |
10% |
| College Owned Doubles |
88% |
| College Owned Triples |
2% |
| College Owned Apartments |
N/A |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
9 |
| Sprinkler System |
56% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
75 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
75% |
| Nearest Airport |
Los Angeles (27), Long Beach (20) |
| Nearest Train |
Fullerton (12) |
| Nearest Bus |
Norwalk (7) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
67% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
55% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,296 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (USC, Cal State Fullerton, Loyola Marymount) |
| Navy Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (USC, Cal State Fullerton, Loyola Marymount) |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (USC, Cal State Fullerton, Loyola Marymount) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
SportsFest, Diverse Identities Week, Spring Sing, Luminarias, Helping Hands Day |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
68 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Kappa Delta, Alpha Pi Delta, Alpha Psi Omega, Delta Phi Upsilon, Lambda Alpha, Omicron Delta Kappa, Nu Mu Rho, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Epsilon Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Sigma Tau, Psi Chi, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Theta Alpha Kappa |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Whittier College Christian Fellowship, Newman Club, Jewish Student Union |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Akwaaba, Hispanic Students Association, M. E. Ch. A. , Asian Students Association, Black Student Union, Bulgarian Club, Chinese Club, French Club, Hawaiian Islanders Club, International Club, Native American Student Association, Spanish Club |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) AOTK, Alpha Psi Omega, Asian Student Assn. , Biology Club, BGLAD, Chemistry Club, Chinese Club, Circle K, Classic Car Club, COAL, Dil Se, French Club, Guitar Club, Hawaiian Islanders Club, International Club, IRC, OMEP, Outdoors Club, Photography Club, Pi Sigma Alpha, Psi Chi, Psychology Club, RMN Republican Club, Sigma Pi Sigma, Social Work Council, Society of Physics Students, Spanish Club, Students for Community Medicine, College Choir, Coed Cheer Squad, Dance Team, Martial Arts Club, Women to Women, Acropolis, COR, Freshman Class Council, IRHA, Interclub, Program Board |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Quaker Campus (weekly) |
| Num Frats |
4 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
5% |
| Num Sororities |
5 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
11% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1887 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
4-1-4 |
| Undergrad Body |
1,327 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
64,283,152 |
| Application Deadline |
Rolling |
| Application Fee |
50 |
| Selectivity |
Selective |
| Tuition |
28,206 |
| Room Board |
8,542 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
N/A |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
66% |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Fourteen different high school and elementary school districts, 21st Century Insurance, Adidas America,American Eagle Airlines, Americorps, Applied Behavior Consultants Inc., Bank of America, California Science Center Foundation, Cornell Medical School, C |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
297,613 |
| Num Subscriptions |
3,388 |
| Num Microforms |
5,245 |
| Num Audiovisual |
5,041 |
| Num Ebooks |
2,050 |
| Library Facilities |
Quaker Collection, Richard M. Nixon Collection, Jessamyn West Collection, Jan de Hartog Collection |
| Museums |
Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts; Fairchild Collection (aerial photography); Faculty Master Houses; The Broadoaks Children's School; GTE Language Resource Center; W.M. Keck Image Processing Laboratory; Analytical Instrumentation and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry Research Laboratory |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
312 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
300 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
10 |
| Num Wired Labs |
200 |
| Num Wired Other |
1,400 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
1,000 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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