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"U.S. News" 2025 Rankings

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Facts & Rankings

100+

academic majors and programs

83%

classes with fewer than 30 students

60+

countries where students can study abroad

10:1

student-faculty ratio

100%

incoming students receive financial aid

Facts & Rankings

Last Updated: Oct. 7, 2024

Recent Awards & Honors

  • U.S. News & World Report, in its 2025 Best Colleges Rankings, named Whitworth University the eighth best regional university in the West, No. 4 best value and No. 6 for best colleges for veterans.
  • Niche named Whitworth University No. 1 Best Christian College in Washington for 2025.
  • Whitworth was named a 2025 Hidden Gem by College Raptor.
  • Washington Monthly named Whitworth one of the top 50 master's universities in the nation.
  • The Princeton Review named Whitworth one of the 79 "Best in the West" college universities on the 2025 Best Colleges list.
  • Whitworth was recognized as a Top-Ten Military Friendly® School for 2024-25 by Viqtory Media.
  • Whitworth teams won three Northwest Conference championships in 2023-24 and claimed the McIlroy-Lewis All-Sports Trophy for the best overall athletics program. Whitworth has won the trophy 13 of the past 15 years and 14 times overall.
  • 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.

Undergraduate Student Information

  • Geographic representation: 31 states, 44 countries
  • Domestic students from Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities: 31.1 percent
  • International enrollment: 5.2 percent

2024-25 Costs 

  • Tuition and fees (matriculating day students): $52,880
  • Room and meals: $14,300

Financial Aid

  • Average scholarships and grants for 2023-24 first-year students: $42,398
  • Percentage of incoming students receiving financial aid: 100 percent
  • Total financial aid awarded to all students: $88.1 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