Whitman college Reviews

My Whitman degree prepared me for graduate work at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a rewarding career in the civil service. Whitman has very high academic standards and students cooperate to graduate. Access to professors is superb and the student body is bright and hard working. Most students play intramural sports and take advantage of the Outing Program which sponsors outdoor events all over the Pacific Northwest. If you re looking for an academic challenge with top-notch graduate prospects and a tight-knit and friendly student body, Whitman should be on your short list.

I had the worst school experiences of my life at this college. People were very mean and judgemental and the school itself is overpriced and overrated. You pay around the same tuition as you would pay for Harvard or Yale with about as much distinction as you would get from most accredited colleges. I ended up getting a BS at Capella University for a fraction of the cost of one year's tuition at Whitman College. If you're concerned with Greek life and drinking, then Whitman College is for you, but if you're concerned with getting your money's worth from a university, then avoid Whitman college at all costs.

Great and historic liberal arts college. Plenty of art on the campus grounds. Definitely look for it when you're there. Great liberal arts education degrees.

My education and experiences during my time at Whitman were truly life changing. Whitman's innovative Semester in the West program taught me to challenge my own bias and assumptions, to seek out opposing views, to respect diversity of thought, to see the nuances in life and people, and to strive for compromise.

Through Whitman's incredibly well run off-campus studies program, I was able to study "Sustainability in Europe" in Copenhagen, Denmark right beside the European Union's environment agency headquarters. While back in Walla Walla, I also had the privilege of taking Bob Carson's environmental field studies course which exposed me to local rural environmental issues in a deeply meaningful way.

As a result of my Whitman education, I am committed to doing all I can to 'translate these local, regional, and global experiences into an ethical and meaningful life of purpose."

I was truly inspired to read the news about Whitman's new commitment to divest from fossil duels and to bolster their investments in renewable energy and sustainably minded companies.

I am forever grateful and indebted to Whitman College. Thank you for believing in me and investing in my education.

Very Respectfully,
Harrison Wills
Whitman College alumni 2013-2016

Whitman is a fantastic liberal arts school with the best professors, small class sizes, a beautiful campus and buildings, and it's in a gorgeous area. As a bonus, Whitman sends many students to top graduate programs in the world in many different fields! My time at Whitman was highlighted by my close relationships with my professors, chances to do scientific research on campus, and the many excellent friendships and connections I made during my time there. I can't recommend Whitman enough as a college to both learn about the world and yourself.

Do yourself a favor and seriously consider Whitman as an option for college.

If you like to take a walk in a nice environment, this is your place. Nice sculptures and natural ambience.

A very liberal ideal that forgets science sometimes in drawing conclusion.

How could anyone justify paying Whitman's exorbitant tuition and overpriced housing fees? Especially when UW in Seattle is such an obvious alternative. UW is a better school, located in an exciting and vibrant area, and much cheaper. It is obscene for families, scholarship sponsors, or the Federal Government to shell out so much money for a College Education. And it is morally reprehensible for Whitman to charge such high fees when they could *easily* be reduced.

What is so wonderful about Whitman is that they would never do anything to inhibit the free exchange of ideas. You might think that a college, being consumed with intellectual vanity, would adopt an ostrich-like policy of suppressing negative reviews. Not Whitman!