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Math & statistics at Whitman College

Whitman College graduates about 21 math & statistics majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 125th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 47 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 48% of the schools we've counted.

Graduates a year216% of the class
Courses in the catalog47more than 48% of schools
Admit rate38%whole school
SAT middle 50%1293–1473whole school

Around Whitman College

The OP-1 by Teenage Engineering
The OP-1 by Teenage EngineeringPhoto: justin lincoln · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Cordiner Concert Hall, Whitman College, Walla Walla
Cordiner Concert Hall, Whitman College, Walla Walla (10899929284)Photo: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
A teenager partakes in Beezin'
Beezin' BenPhoto: Luckyemu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Soaring Stones (1990 granite-and-steel sculpture by John T. Young)
Soaring StonesPhoto: Bobjgalindo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Hall of Science.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 10 · Dorm 7 · Arts 3 · Athletics 3 · Dining 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the math & statistics ranking

  1. University of Missouri 74
  2. University of Kentucky 74
  3. The College of New Jersey 74
  4. Drexel University 74
  5. Furman University 74
  6. Illinois Institute of Technology 74
  7. Brigham Young University 73
  8. Binghamton University–SUNY 73

Other strong majors at Whitman College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Whitman College with every school we score in math & statistics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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