Overview

Financial Information

• Scholarships and Financial Aid:
  Whitman College provides a comprehensive, diversified financial aid program — including scholarships, grants, employment opportunity, and loans — to assist in financing a college education. Awards take into account a variety of circumstances: some are based on need alone, some on merit alone, but most are based on a combination of both elements.

Information for Transfer In Students

• Transfer Applications Received:
  Fall: 123
• Transfer Applications Accepted:
  Fall: 50
• Percentage Accepted:
  Fall: 40%
• Transfer Applicants Enrolled:
  Fall: 22

Transfer Application Requirements

• Official Transcripts:
  All High School Transcripts requested and mailed (Required of applicants who have graduated from high school within the last two years). All College Transcripts requested and mailed
• SAT Scores:
  To complete an application for admission, Whitman requires either ACT scores, including the writing test, or SAT scores.
• Letters of Recommendation:
  A School Report Form must be delivered to Advisor or Guidance Counselor. A Teacher Recommendation Form is required.
• Essay:
  Please provide a statement of 250 – 500 words that addresses your reasons for transferring and the objectives you hope to achieve, and attach it to your application before submission.
• Application Fee:
  There is a $50 fee to apply
• Interview:
  An interview is optional.
• Apply Here:
  http://www.whitman.edu/content/admission/apply-to-whitman/transfer-students

Transfer Credit Policy

• Minimum Grade:
  No transfer credit is applied toward a Whitman degree unless it is of average (C- or 1.7 on a numerical grade scale) or better quality.
• Credits (Min/Max):
  A total of 70 credits of advanced standing transferred from other accredited collegiate institutions is the maximum non-Whitman work creditable toward a bachelor's degree.
• Transfer Policy Document:
  Whitman College Transfer Credit Policy.pdf