Is Whitman test optional?

Yes. You can apply without a score. A common rule is to send it if it's at or above 1410 and hold it if it's under.

What is Whitman's acceptance rate?

38% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 2,763 of 7,243 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 91%, from 3,790 in 2015 to 7,243 in 2024, and Whitman's admit rate went from 43% to 38%.

What ACT score do you need for Whitman?

7% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 29–33, with a median of 31. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1330–1470 works out to about 29–33.

Why might Whitman's SAT range look high?

Only 9% of enrolled students sent an SAT. The range counts only those who did, and students with lower scores tend to hold theirs back.

Does applying early decision help at Whitman?

19% of early decision applicants were admitted (114 of 599), against 38% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Whitman?

12 of the 1,160 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 1.0%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Whitman? (Middle 50%: 1330–1470)

First-year students at Whitman who sent an SAT scored 1330–1470, with a median of 1410 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Whitman admits 38% of applicants and is test optional.

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Where your score lands at Whitman

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1330–1470, median 1410

Your score

Middle 50% of admitted students Median Fewer than half sent a score, so the range runs high

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Whitman by the numbers

Admit rate: 38%
Middle 50% SAT: 1330–1470
Median SAT: 1410
About on the ACT: 29–33
Sent an SAT: 9%

Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Whitman admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Whitman admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 91%, from 3,790 in 2015 to 7,243 in 2024, and Whitman's admit rate went from 43% to 38%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	7,243	2,763	38%
2023	6,185	3,092	50%
2022	5,497	2,622	48%
2021	5,155	3,039	59%
2020	4,964	2,687	54%
2019	4,823	2,697	56%
2018	5,226	2,621	50%
2017	4,081	2,111	52%
2016	3,749	1,915	51%
2015	3,790	1,619	43%

In fall 2024, 390 of the 2,763 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Whitman

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1280Far reachHold
1280–1320ReachHold
1330–1400TargetHold
1410 and upTargetSend

11501250135014501550

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Whitman SAT sections, ACT and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	640	700	740
SAT total	1330	1410	1470
ACT composite	29	31	33

Of enrolled first-year students, 9% sent an SAT and 7% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Top 10% of their class: 52%; of new students who reported a rank

Whitman early decision and waitlist

Early decision

114 of 599 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision19%
All applicants38%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

1,223 applicants were offered a spot, 1,160 took it, and 12 were admitted from it.

1.0%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Whitman cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $33,313; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 81%
Median earnings: $67,589; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 1,626

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Whitman

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

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Sources

Whitman Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Whitman admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Whitman website
Whitman College

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1330–1470, and the median was 1410. At 1410 or higher you're above half of them. Whitman admits 38% of applicants.

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