Whittier College Location & Details
Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
Whittier CollegeWhittier, CA, United States
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Campus
Whittier College
Whittier, CA, United States
- Private nonprofit
- Liberal arts college
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
Nearest major cityLos Angeles, CA · about 13 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- Four one four
- Website
- whittier.edu
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Rio Hondo College2.8 miWhittier
Latin American Bible Institute4.4 miLa Puente- Southern California University of Health Sciences4.8 miWhittier
Biola University5.1 miLa Mirada
University of the West5.5 miRosemead
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America6.3 miSanta Fe Springs
Verified facts
Did you know? Whittier College
- 80.8%Whittier College admitted 2,379 of 2,884 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 11.6%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 275 of 2,379.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $24,940average net price after grants for aided students, against $52,877 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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