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Menlo College
Atherton, CA
- Students
- 810
- Retention
- 70%
- Programs
- 14
- Awards 2024-25
- 270
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Whittier College
Whittier, California Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb
Overview
Located in Whittier, California, Whittier College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 795 students in fall 2024, including 769 undergraduates and 26 graduate students.
Whittier College offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 45 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Exercise Science and Kinesiology, and Psychology, General. It awarded 216 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
66% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.
Key figures
795
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
216
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
45
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
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Program levels
BachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 45
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Business, Management and Marketing 2
- Business Administration and Management Bachelor 49 graduates
- Business Statistics Bachelor 2 graduates
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor 27 graduates
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor 1 graduate
Psychology 1
- Psychology, General Bachelor 25 graduates
Social Sciences 6
- Political Science and Government Bachelor 9 graduates
- Sociology Bachelor 7 graduates
- Economics Bachelor 5 graduates
- Anthropology Bachelor
- Economics, Other Bachelor
- Social Sciences, General Bachelor
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
- Biology Bachelor 13 graduates
- Biochemistry Bachelor 3 graduates
Visual and Performing Arts 10
- Graphic Design Bachelor 4 graduates
- Fine/Studio Arts Bachelor 3 graduates
- Music Bachelor 3 graduates
- Art/Art Studies Bachelor 2 graduates
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts Bachelor 2 graduates
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor 1 graduate
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor
- Digital Arts Bachelor
- Music Technology Bachelor
- Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
- Child Development Bachelor 12 graduates
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor 6 graduates
- French Language and Literature Bachelor 3 graduates
- Chinese Language and Literature Bachelor 1 graduate
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
- Liberal Arts and Sciences Bachelor 10 graduates
English Language and Literature 1
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor 9 graduates
History 1
- History, General Bachelor 9 graduates
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
- Economics and Computer Science Bachelor 3 graduates
- International/Globalization Studies Bachelor 3 graduates
- Mathematics and Computer Science Bachelor 3 graduates
Physical Sciences 3
- Chemistry Bachelor 3 graduates
- Physics and Astronomy Bachelor 3 graduates
- Physics Bachelor
Education 2
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Master 4 graduates
- Education, General Master
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
- Environmental Science Bachelor 4 graduates
- Environmental Studies Bachelor
Public Administration and Social Services 1
- Social Work Bachelor 4 graduates
Mathematics and Statistics 1
- Mathematics Bachelor 3 graduates
Engineering 1
- Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Bachelor 2 graduates
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor 1 graduate
- Philosophy Bachelor
Outcomes
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
- First-year retention, full-time students
- 66%
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
- Bachelor's degrees
- 212
- Master's degrees
- 4
Enrollment
- Students, fall 2024
- 795
- Undergraduates, fall 2024
- 769
- Graduate students, fall 2024
- 26
- Full-time, fall 2024
- 96%
- Students over the full 2024-25 year
- 850
- Undergraduates, 2024-25
- 819
- Graduate students, 2024-25
- 31
- Full-time, 2024-25
- 96%
- Size category
- Under 1,000 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
- Women
- 58%
- Men
- 42%
- White
- 23%
- Hispanic or Latino
- 38%
- Black or African American
- 5%
- Asian
- 5%
- Two or more races
- 4%
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- 1%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
- 1%
- International (U.S. nonresident)
- 16%
- Race or ethnicity unknown
- 6%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
- Students studying fully online
- 0%
- Students taking some online courses
- 56%
Campus and services
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Carnegie classification
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Athletic association
- NCAA
- Athletic conference
- Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- President
- Dr. Kristine Dillon
- Services and opportunities
- Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
- For veterans and service members
- Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization
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