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Whitworth University

Whitworth University reports 1,858 undergraduates in Spokane, WA. Its federal reporting group is labeled Whitworth University. The school reports a Presbyterian affiliation in its federal filings.

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Whitworth University · Spokane, Washington · Federal institution ID (UNITID): 237066.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Whitworth University).

Shared outcomes cannot rank campuses. Reporting-group definitions.

Compare Spokane, WA with Spokane, WA. Other profile: Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs · Spokane, WA (UNITID: 475200).

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$16,492

family income
under $30k

$17,727

$30–48k

$20,336

$48–75k

$29,657

$75–110k

$33,339

over $110k

Average net price

$26,5342023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Whitworth University rose from $21,914 (2008) to $26,534 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$21,914
2009	$22,174
2010	$23,468
2011	$25,054
2012	$24,412
2013	$24,761
2014	$26,602
2015	$26,394
2016	$28,229
2017	$27,087
2018	$25,557
2019	$24,492
2020	$25,823
2021	$26,736
2022	$25,884
2023	$26,534

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$68,5162024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Whitworth University rose from $38,249 (2009) to $68,516 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$38,249
2010	$40,283
2011	$40,721
2012	$43,449
2013	$45,655
2014	$47,538
2015	$49,981
2016	$51,965
2017	$55,273
2018	$57,005
2019	$58,434
2020	$60,359
2021	$61,562
2022	$63,427
2023	$65,711
2024	$68,516

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$16,928
2001	$18,034
2002	$18,798
2003	$20,078
2004	$21,252
2005	$22,678
2006	$24,154
2007	$25,692
2008	$27,420
2013	$36,012
2014	$37,630
2015	$39,096
2016	$40,562
2017	$42,186
2018	$43,640
2019	$44,940
2020	$46,250
2021	$47,590
2022	$48,990
2023	$50,920

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Whitworth University reports published tuition of $52,880 in this record. Whitworth University's $52,880 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Whitworth University reports 1,858 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

70.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Whitworth University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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70.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Whitworth University rose from 55.8% (entered 1991) to 70.9% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	55.8%
1992 cohort	57.1%
1993 cohort	60.9%
1994 cohort	66.5%
1995 cohort	67.6%
1996 cohort	69.5%
1997 cohort	71.4%
1998 cohort	67.3%
1999 cohort	76.1%
2000 cohort	73.6%
2001 cohort	74.2%
2002 cohort	76.9%
2003 cohort	73.1%
2004 cohort	79.3%
2005 cohort	80.3%
2006 cohort	75.9%
2007 cohort	73.9%
2008 cohort	75.2%
2009 cohort	75%
2010 cohort	72.6%
2011 cohort	75%
2012 cohort	78.5%
2013 cohort	75.3%
2014 cohort	77%
2015 cohort	75.4%
2016 cohort	75.7%
2017 cohort	68.4%
2018 cohort	70.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Whitworth University).

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,253	$5,927
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,765	$8,884
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,385	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,625	$10,057
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,500	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,417	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,000	$9,800
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,550	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,875	$6,604
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,249	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,000	$7,058
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$8,147
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,396	$9,636
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,994	$10,158
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,000	$12,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,988	$10,863
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$8,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$49,510

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$56,792

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$58,561

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Whitworth University).

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Whitworth University admitted 3,768 of 4,197 applicants in Fall 2024. The 89.8% rate describes that application pool.

89.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $50,920 tuition · 2023–24 1,858 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1090–13301600

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Admissions

Whitworth University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Whitworth University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 550–670 and Math was 540–660 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1090–1330 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	550	630	670
SAT Math	540	590	660
ACT Composite	21	25	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Whitworth University received 4,197 applications and admitted 3,768 (89.8%), with 525 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

89.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2002	72.7%
Fall 2003	74.9%
Fall 2004	71.5%
Fall 2005	63.8%
Fall 2006	63.2%
Fall 2007	49.2%
Fall 2008	51.2%
Fall 2009	53.4%
Fall 2010	54.1%
Fall 2011	47.7%
Fall 2012	52.3%
Fall 2013	64.5%
Fall 2014	74.8%
Fall 2015	62.4%
Fall 2016	88.6%
Fall 2017	89%
Fall 2018	90.8%
Fall 2019	91.4%
Fall 2020	91%
Fall 2021	91.5%
Fall 2022	90.5%
Fall 2023	86.8%
Fall 2024	89.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2002–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1090–1330Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	1035	1250
Fall 2003	1050	1240
Fall 2004	1040	1280
Fall 2005	1110	1300
Fall 2006	1080	1310
Fall 2007	1110	1300
Fall 2008	1100	1310
Fall 2009	1080	1290
Fall 2010	1060	1290
Fall 2016	1000	1260
Fall 2017	1090	1310
Fall 2018	1090	1290
Fall 2019	1050	1290
Fall 2020	1050	1270
Fall 2021	1070	1280
Fall 2022	1110	1350
Fall 2023	1100	1320
Fall 2024	1090	1330

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–29Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	22	28
Fall 2005	24	29
Fall 2006	23	28
Fall 2007	25	29
Fall 2008	25	29
Fall 2009	24	29
Fall 2010	23	29
Fall 2016	22	29
Fall 2017	23	29
Fall 2018	21	28
Fall 2019	21	29
Fall 2020	21	28
Fall 2021	22	28
Fall 2022	19	27
Fall 2023	21	29
Fall 2024	21	29

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,858Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Whitworth University rose from 1,511 (Fall 2002) to 1,858 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,511
Fall 2003	2,008
Fall 2004	2,087
Fall 2005	2,155
Fall 2006	2,233
Fall 2007	2,305
Fall 2008	2,365
Fall 2009	2,416
Fall 2010	2,666
Fall 2011	2,229
Fall 2012	2,320
Fall 2013	2,337
Fall 2014	2,340
Fall 2015	2,320
Fall 2016	2,280
Fall 2017	2,227
Fall 2018	2,357
Fall 2019	2,403
Fall 2020	2,359
Fall 2021	2,293
Fall 2022	2,037
Fall 2023	1,927
Fall 2024	1,858

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

78%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Whitworth University fell from 87% (Fall 2002) to 78% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	87%
Fall 2003 cohort	85%
Fall 2004 cohort	87%
Fall 2005 cohort	89%
Fall 2006 cohort	87%
Fall 2007 cohort	86%
Fall 2008 cohort	87%
Fall 2009 cohort	85%
Fall 2010 cohort	83%
Fall 2011 cohort	85%
Fall 2012 cohort	89%
Fall 2013 cohort	85%
Fall 2014 cohort	86%
Fall 2015 cohort	85%
Fall 2016 cohort	85%
Fall 2017 cohort	82%
Fall 2018 cohort	84%
Fall 2019 cohort	81%
Fall 2020 cohort	79%
Fall 2021 cohort	78%
Fall 2022 cohort	80%
Fall 2023 cohort	78%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Whitworth University

Faculty pay at Whitworth University averages $99,984 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Whitworth University as a primarily residential campus of 1,858 undergraduates — and 77.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Whitworth University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1090–1330 — their midpoint is below the WA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Whitworth University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Whitworth University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Whitworth University89.8%

Washington median83.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Whitworth University$52,880

Washington median$19,614

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Whitworth University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Whitworth University).

Whitworth University reporting group (shared)$58,561

Washington median$62,092

National median$53,781

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Whitworth University, Washington and national reference values
Metric & basis	Whitworth University	Washington median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	89.8%	83.2%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$52,880	$19,614	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$58,561Shared group value	$62,092	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Whitworth University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Whitworth University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 18 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Physics	$99,842
Computer Science	$87,897
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$82,980
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$75,038
Mathematics	$73,097
Accounting and Related Services	$71,562
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$65,600
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$60,010
Marketing	$59,781
Sociology	$57,755
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$56,795
Communication and Media Studies	$56,304
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$55,846
Biological and Physical Sciences	$55,534
Psychology, General	$51,288
Religion/Religious Studies	$48,483
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$48,006
English Language and Literature, General	$47,699

These 18 fields listed for Whitworth University measure earnings after completion. The $58,561 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 25 additional Whitworth University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Whitworth University).

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Whitworth University report?

Whitworth University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1090–1330 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Whitworth University's acceptance rate?

89.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,768 admitted from 4,197 applicants.

How much does Whitworth University cost?

At Whitworth University, tuition is $52,880. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Whitworth University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $58,561. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Washington

Western Washington University — 93.2% admitted
Washington State University — 86.6% admitted
Saint Martin's University — 89.8% admitted
The Evergreen State College — 96.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.