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U.S. News & World Report continues to rank Whitworth among the top 10 master's-level colleges and universities in its Western region, and growing numbers of students continue to choose to pursue an education of mind and heart here in Spokane.
The college, which is ranked 6th in both the best-colleges and best-values lists in U.S. News' most recent rankings, welcomed a student body of 2,441 this fall, an increase from 2,382 in 2004. Traditional, full-time undergraduate enrollment grew slightly, from 1,789 to 1,794.
These figures signal a growth rate consistent with Whitworth's five-year strategic plan, which calls for undergraduate-enrollment to slow from an average of 3.5 percent per year over the past five years to an average of 2 percent per year between now and 2010.
The college received a record number of freshman applications (2,147) for the Class of 2009, and was therefore able to be more selective in its admission and enrollment of students. The incoming freshman class had an average GPA of 3.67 and an average SAT score of 1204. "We've continued to improve the academic quality of our incoming students," says Whitworth President Bill Robinson, "and these numbers are especially strong."
Other highlights among the college's current numbers are a near-record-high freshman-sophomore retention rate (87.0 percent) and a record-high six-year graduation rate of 76.1 percent.
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