by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Whitworth University was awarded 290 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general special education.
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Whitworth landed the #553 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 51 colleges in Washington, Whitworth is ranked at #13.
Whitworth University has an acceptance rate of 91%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Whitworth.
About 26% of students accepted to Whitworth submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 640. Math scores were between 530 and 640.
The student to faculty ratio at Whitworth is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Whitworth University is 96%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Whitworth University has a freshmen retention rate of 79%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Whitworth the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 63%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,368 undergraduates at Whitworth with 2,307 being full-time and 61 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,298 | $17,191 | $21,629 | $31,246 | $33,240 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Whitworth, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Whitworth, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $7,333 a year. That adds up to $29,332 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Whitworth is 1.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Whitworth are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 300 W Hawthorne Rd, Spokane, WA 99251 |
| Phone: | 509-777-1000 |
| Website: | www.whitworth.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/whitworthuniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/whitworth |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Biological & Physical Science | 51 | $24,842 |
| General Psychology | 47 | $27,860 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 46 | $42,348 |
| Business Administration & Management | 39 | $45,147 |
| General Biology | 37 | $23,073 |
| Computer Science | 29 | $48,327 |
| Economics | 25 | NA |
| Mathematics | 20 | $46,839 |
| Nursing | 18 | $65,209 |
| Sociology | 17 | $30,586 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 264 students took at least one online class at Whitworth University. This is a decrease from the 351 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 264 | 24 |
| 2019-2020 | 351 | 236 |
| 2018-2019 | 57 | 27 |
| 2017-2018 | 87 | 49 |
| 2016-2017 | 63 | 28 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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