Facts & Rankings

Last Updated: Oct. 25, 2023

Undergraduate Student Information

• Geographic representation: 29 states, 45 countries
• Domestic students from Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities: 31 percent
• International enrollment: 4.9 percent

2023-24 Costs 

• Tuition and fees (matriculating day students): $49,600
• Room and meals: $13,700

Financial Aid

• Average scholarships and grants for 2022-23 first-year students: $38,620
• Percentage of incoming students receiving financial aid: 100 percent
• Total financial aid awarded to all students: $70.7 million

Campus

• Campus Size: 200 acres
• Whitworth is committed to sustainability for new and existing construction and to pursuing LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). All new construction projects since 2010 are LEED certified.

New Facilities & Expansions Since 2011

• Robinson Science Hall
  Opened 2011 | $32 million
• Hardwick House renovation (alumni & parent relations office)
  Completed 2012 | $250,000
• Hixson Union Building addition
  Opened 2012 | $6.5 million
• University Recreation Center
  Opened 2013 | $8 million
• Merkel Field turf
  Renovated 2013 | $350,000
• Merkel Field press box
  Renovated 2014 | $125,000
• Cowles Music Center
  Opened 2016 | $13.5 million
• Beeksma Family Theology Center
  Opened 2018 | $2.8 million
• Puryear Field Turf
  Replaced 2018 | $1.5 million
• Megan E. Thompson Aquatic Center
  Renovated 2019 | $1.5 million
• Cowles Auditorium stage renovation
  Completed 2020 | $3.1 million
• Whitworth Athletics Leadership Team Center (The WALT)
  Opened 2020 | $13 million
• Facilities Services shops building and warehouse
  Opened 2020 | $5 million
• The Pines Cafe & Bookstore
  Opened 2021 | $4.3 million
• Dana & David Dornsife Health Sciences Building
  Opened 2022 | $20 million
• Boppell Track resurfacing
  Completed 2022 | $1.5 million

Recent Awards & Honors

• Niche named Whitworth University No. 1 Best Christian Colleges in Washington for 2024.
• U.S. News & World Report, in its 2024 Best Colleges Rankings, named Whitworth University the seventh best regional university in the West, No. 3 best value and No. 1 best undergraduate teaching. Whitworth was also ranked No. 5 for best colleges for veterans.
• Washington Monthly named Whitworth one of the top 35 master's universities in the nation.
• The Princeton Review named Whitworth one of the 79 "Best in the West" college universities on the 2024 Best Colleges list.
• Whitworth was recognized as a Military Friendly® School for 2023-24 by Viqtory Media.
• Whitworth was a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.
• The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Whitworth as a Tree Campus USA® since 2018.