About 1450 undergraduate students are enrolled in Whitman College, 56% female to 44% male. School life is notable in the high
percentage of students, around 33%, in fraternities and sororities. Many student activities focus on sports, both varsity and
club sports. Special interest housing for language program students enhance the linguistic academic experience.The college offers approximately 40 fields of study for bachelors of arts or science degrees. There are also approximately 10
additional areas that offer minor studies.Degrees are awarded after successful written and oral defense of a thesis.Approximately 50 percent of Whitman graduates go on to graduate school within five years and attend some of the best graduate
programs. Whitman graduates routinely win the nation’s most prestigious fellowships and awards. Over the last three years
Whitman has had one Rhodes Scholar and 18 Fulbright Fellowships. In the last eight years 15 Whitman graduates have won Thomas J.
Watson Fellowships. For students who are interested in foreign policy, Whitman is one of 16 institutions participating in the
two-year-old Woodrow Wilson Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship program. The State Department pays for fellows to obtain their
master’s degree at the university of their choice in return for three years of service as a Foreign Service Officer.Students can take advantage of one of most loyal alumni networks in the nation through the Career Consultant Network, which
includes almost 2,000 alumni who have volunteered to help students with their career search.Among colleges with enrollments under 5,000, Whitman is in the top ten in graduates who serve in the Peace Corps.After completing Whitman’s rigorous academic program, students are well prepared for life after college.